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Brush for Mortar (Hai-yek-um)

Maidu; Celia

Caption

Maidu; Celia (Maidu). Brush for Mortar (Hai-yek-um), Soap-weed root or Amole (yucca) fiber, hide, 8 11/16 x 1 9/16 x 4 1/2 in. (22 x 4 x 11.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund, 08.491.8789.

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Maidu

Maker

Celia

Title

Brush for Mortar (Hai-yek-um)

Medium

Soap-weed root or Amole (yucca) fiber, hide

Classification

Tool

Dimensions

8 11/16 x 1 9/16 x 4 1/2 in. (22 x 4 x 11.5 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

08.491.8789

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Artists and makers

Maidu

92 works in the collection

Celia

7 works in the collection