Scouring rush

Museum number:
1-211574
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1240
Description:
Sample of scouring rush.
Donor:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Collection place:
Bishop, Inyo County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Inyo; Bishop
Culture or time period:
Eastern Mono
Collector:
Lawrence E. Dawson and Minnie Williams
Collection date:
1958
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
8.3 For Manufacturing
Accession date:
1958
Context of use:
Used for polishing wood and for childrens whistle.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Scouring rush, accession number 1-211574, described as Sample of scouring rush.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Scouring rush, accession number 1-211574, described as Sample of scouring rush.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scouring rush, accession number 1-211574, described as Sample of scouring rush.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scouring rush, accession number 1-211574, described as Sample of scouring rush.

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