Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of Charles H. Culp's collection of Indian mortars and pestles, the largest in the world, Pacific Grove, Monterey, ca.1900. The stone mortars range in size from large washtub-size cauldrons to small palm-size bowls and are arranged on the floor and on shelves in a room. There is a set of shelves on the right side of the image and a tiered set of shelves on the left. Between them there is a man, presumably Culp, sitting on a stool in the back right corner of the room, wearing a black suit. There is a light bulb hanging on a string at center. The collection weighs over 7 tons.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprints, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
Culp, H. Charles Indians--Arts and crafts--Pottery Indians of North America Indians of North America--Industries Indians of North America--Pottery Museum buildings
Time Period
circa 1900
Place
California Monterey Pacific Grove USA
Source
10102 [Accession number] CHS-10102 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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