Mission Indians and Cahuilla
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Mission Indians or Cahuilla, Late 19th century
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Physical Qualities
Grass stem bundles, rush jancus, devil's claw, 2 1/4 x Diam. 9 in. (5.7 x 22.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. C.R. Miller
Object Number
1939.16
The so-called Mission Indians do not belong to a single tribe by this name. Rather, the term covers the members of many groups, from the area between present-day San Francisco and the Mexican border, who came under the authority of the Spanish missions in the 1700s. Although many (but not all) of these people prefer to be called by their own tribal names, it can be difficult to identify material culture by tribe and so the term "Mission" remains in use.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1939; Mrs. C.R. Miller
Dena S. Katzenberg, "And Eagles Sweep across the Sky", The Baltimore Museum of Art, September 18-November 13, 1977
Katzenberg, D. S., "And eagles sweep across the sky": Indian textiles of the North American West. Baltimore: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1977, p. 114, cat., no. 131
Inscribed: None.
