Found at Beaver, Utah. Metate and stone hatch disc to cover opening in top of house. See Judd, Bulletin 87, Bu. Am. Eth. The word in the Pahvant language for metate is Mah-ra and for Mano? is Moh-a or Mo-a. Stone disc about 33 inches in diameter, and about 2 inches thick. Slide it over opening in bad weather. Enter house from hole in top.
Place Names
Beaver (Utah);
Creator
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951;
Publisher
Hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Resource Type
Image
Format.Use
image/jpeg
Format.Creation
image/tiff
Source
"Deseret and Moseda" scrapbook
Language
eng
Relation
Frank Asahel Beckwith Collection
Coverage
Utah
Rights Management
Digital image copyright 2003, Beckwith Family. All rights reserved
