| Catalog Number |
CAS 0281-0014 |
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| Category |
Tools & Implements |
| Object Name |
Soaproot brush |
| Culture |
Mono or Yokuts |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California |
| County |
Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno |
| Other Geographic
Data |
Sierra Nevada Foothills |
| Maker's Name |
Emma Pumpkin |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1960s |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Soaproot bulb (Chloragalum pertidinum) fiber and paste; Bull pine pitch; String (?) |
| Description |
Brush made from outer fibers of boiled soaproot bulb; Fibers are probably tied in bundle with string and then covered on bound end with many layers of paste extracted from soaproot bulb mixed with pine pitch, forming handle; Used for multiple tasks, but especially for brushing the mortar and pestle while grinding acorns. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 9.5, Thickness = 3.5, Length = 18.6 |