Amulet (charm stone); ovoid; perforated 1/3rd way down from proximal end, with longitudinal incised groove on opposite surfaces; cotton twine ring through perforation; L 1.5 cm x diam. 3.8 cm
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Pinoleville, Mendocino County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Mendocino; Pinoleville
Culture or time period:
Pomo
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
1901
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Amulets and Charmstones
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1903
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
Photo: 15-4817 [crossed out] yes (Note: see 1-1404 Pomo)