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Long hand-wrought iron skewer. This skewer is known as an "espeton." It is a multi-purpose tool used to stir fire or roast ears of corn, buffalo meat, or beef over an open fire.
Date: 1880
Item Number: 432098
Call Number: 1985.190.4
KSHS Identifier: 1985.190.4
Collections - Museum
Date - 1800-1819
Date - 1830s
Date - 1840s
Date - 1850s
Date - 1854-1860
Date - 1861-1869
Date - 1870s
Date - 1880s
Objects and Artifacts - Tools & Equipment for Materials - Food Processing - Skewer
Places - International - Mexico
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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