Mojave Indian woman pounding mesquite beans in a metate made from the stump of a tree, ca.1900 (CHS-3414)

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Mojave Indian woman pounding mesquite beans in a metate made from the stump of a tree, ca.1900 Photograph of a Mojave Indian woman sitting on the ground, pounding mesquite beans in a metate made from the stump of a tree for mesquite flour, ca.1900. She kneels behind the metate with a large shallow basket containing beans to the right. She wears a woven blanket around her shoulders, a long plain skirt, and print shirt. *Behind the woman, a mud and stick dwelling with a thatched roof can be seen. A large open doorway can be seen at right. Beside the wall at left sit several containers including a crate and a pail. Call number: CHS-3414 Photographer: Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946 Filename: CHS-3414 Coverage date: circa 1900 Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 Type: images Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections Format: glass plate negatives Microfiche number: 1-173- Archival file: chs_Volume95/CHS-3414.tiff Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Geographic subject (country): USA Format (aacr2): 3 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprints, b&w ; 22 x 17 cm. Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Project: USC Accession number: 3414 Repository email: specol@usc.edu Contributing entity: California Historical Society Date created: circa 1900 Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries Format (aat): photographic prints; photographs Legacy record ID: chs-m16041; USC-1-1-1-13931 Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. Subject (file heading): Indians -- Mojave Subject (lcsh): Indians of North America; Mohave Indians; Clothing and dress; Women; Dwellings; Cookery Subject: Mojave Indians; Mojave Indians