Mortar and pestle
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Taíno [Puerto Rico] (attributed)
label: Collector
content: William David Hess, Non-Indian, 1916-1995
label: Previous owner
content: William David Hess, Non-Indian, 1916-1995
label: Seller
content: William David Hess, Non-Indian, 1916-1995
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected from the site of an abandoned house by William David Hess (1916-1995, US Navy) in 1939 when he was aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise; purchased by MAI from William David Hess in 1941.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Isla de Culebra; Culebra Municipality; Puerto Rico
label: Archipelago
content: Greater Antilles
label: Island Name
content: Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico
label: Geographical Areas
content: Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
setName: label: See related items
content: Taíno [Puerto Rico]
label: See related items
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 20/4000
label: Barcode
content: 204000.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food Gathering and Preparation
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Mortar and pestle
label: Media/Materials
content: Black ironwood/Leadwood
label: Techniques
content: Carved