Chemehuevi Indian "Suguin" or granary for mesquite beans, Mojave Desert, circa 1900

Item Overview

Title

Chemehuevi Indian "Suguin" or granary for mesquite beans, Mojave Desert, circa 1900

Photographer

Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Pierce, C. C. (Charles C.), $d1861-1946

Date Created

[circa 1900]

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Notes

Description

Copy print photograph of a round woven granary on a raised platform made of logs, with cloth satchels resting beneath the platform. The granary is surrounded by soil and shrubbery – landscape features that continue into the background.
Original photograph by C.C. (Charles C.) Pierce. Caption notes photo number (“3524”). Date for both the original and the copy print are unknown.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Old history. Arizona – California

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

copy prints
acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

California--Mojave Desert

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Granaries--California--Mojave Desert
Chemehuevi Indians