Otterskin. Skin inside out; hide patch sewn over mouth.
Donor:
Merle Apperson
Collection place:
Deer Creek, Tehama County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Tehama; Deer Creek
Culture or time period:
Yana
Maker or artist:
Ishi
Collector:
John Apperson and Merle Apperson
Collection date:
November 1908
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Quivers
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1914
Context of use:
To carry arrows for hunting.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 127 centimeters
Comment:
Continued from Provenience Commments: "This batch was purchased for the Museum by A.L. Kroeber from John Apperson of Vina, California who, with his son Merle, was a member of the raiding party." Photo: 15-6025. Published: "AAE XIII 3, pl. 23" "ISHI, ff p. 100
Loans:
S1961-1962 #31: University Relations (UC Berkeley) (December 5, 1961–December 6, 1961), S1962-1963 #26: California State Indian Museum (November 15, 1962–October 7, 1964), S1966-1967 #9: Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo (October 10, 1966–December 17, 1966), S1969-1970 #64: California State University, Chico (December 31, 1969–August 31, 1970), and S1970-1971 #25: Oakland Museum of California (September 25, 1970–April 9, 1971)