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Stereographs of Indians of the Southwest, California, and other views by George Wharton James and G. L. Rose
A Cahuilla woman using a stone mortar and pestle (or metate)

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A Cahuilla woman using a stone mortar and pestle (or metate)

Description: Possibly a woman called Maria Los Angeles. She is seated outside a brush house, with a dog next to her.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1900
Call number: photCL 294 (235)
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