Acorn top

Museum number:
1-10602
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.203
Description:
Acorn top
Donor:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Dutton Ranch, Mendocino County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Mendocino; Dutton Ranch
Culture or time period:
Pomo
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
1906
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Acorns
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
1906
Context of use:
These tops were much used by small boys as playthings. They were spun by rolling the stem between the hands.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
Photo: 15-4807 [crossed out] yes (Note: see 1-2267 KATO) Published: Milw. Publ. Mus. Bull. v.2, pl 70.
Loans:
S1961-1962 #79: California Historical Society (May 21, 1962–August 22, 1962) and S1983-1984 #21: Coyote Point Museum (October 11, 1983–February 15, 1984)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Acorn top, accession number 1-10602, described as Acorn top
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Acorn top, accession number 1-10602, described as Acorn topDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Acorn top, accession number 1-10602, described as Acorn topDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Acorn top, accession number 1-10602, described as Acorn topDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Acorn top, accession number 1-10602, described as Acorn top

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