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Object #     2-1624
Object name     Basketry Hopper
Culture of Origin     Hupa
Exhibit Label    

A staple of the California Native diet was the acorn.
Gathered in conical baskets large enough to hold a bushel
or two, the nuts were shelled, dried on tule mats, and stored
in baskets. The acorns were ground on a hollowed stone
mortar with a pestle. A basketry hopper kept the meal from
scattering during grinding. Warm water was poured through
the meal so that bitter tannic acid would be leached out.

Source     Estate of Caroline McGilvra Burke
Credit     Caroline McGilvra Burke Collection


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