Crystal

Museum number:
1-157498
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Accession number:
Acc.2036
Description:
Quartz crystal.
Donor:
David Wayne Peri
Collection place:
Bodega Bay, Sonoma County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Northern California; Bodega Bay
Culture or time period:
Coast Miwok
Collector:
David Wayne Peri and Oscar Bassen
Collection date:
ca. 1950
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mineral and rock samples
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1965
Context of use:
Used to poison and to cure more commonplace illnesses. All participants including doctor and patient must be painted with traditional designs of dots or slashes on face only. 4 horizontal lines on forehead (using 2 fingers from each hand to apply lines),
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 7.5 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Crystal, accession number 1-157498, described as Quartz crystal.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Crystal, accession number 1-157498, described as Quartz crystal.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Crystal, accession number 1-157498, described as Quartz crystal.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Crystal, accession number 1-157498, described as Quartz crystal.

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