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Object Number
03-32-10/62617
Display Title
Onongant (Ear of white Tuscarora corn)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Onongant
Object Description
To illustrate preparation of corn food among Seneca Indians of Cattarangus Reservation, New York. Favorite corn of Senecas; used for hulled corn and corn bread; the smaller is the earlier. Eight ears have husks braided together - one ear has broken loose from the bunch. Three of the ears have the catalog number written in black ink directly onto husk at the base end of the ear.
Inventory Description
Organic, floral remain, corn cobs, yellow, husks of seven braided together
Classification
- Raw Material
- Corn
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Seneca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New York
/
Erie County
Additional Geographic Terms
Cattaraugus Reservation
Materials
Corn
Dimensions
Overall: 28.5 x 5.1 x 3 cm (11 1/4 x 2 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
8
Label on object
62617
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington
(01/01/1903)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(01/01/1903)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-32-10/62617.1 | Onongant (Ear of white Tuscarora corn) |
Raw Material
Corn |
Erie County
| |
| 05-19-10/64719.1 | Corn: Bundle of White/Speckled Corn |
Raw Material
Corn |
Dowagiac
| |
| 00-30-10/62573 | Sacred corn of Abnaki |
Floral
Raw Material |
Canada
| |
| 03-32-10/62618.1 | Ear of hominy corn, heh-go-wa |
Raw Material
Corn |
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62628.1 | Pestle, wooden |
Pestle
|
Erie County
| |
|
| 03-32-10/62628 | Mortar, ga-ni-gah-tak |
Mortar
|
Erie County
| |
| 47-12-10/27956 | Ears of husks from which ears probably extracted originally or by rodents later |
Corn
|
Class 1; Ruin B; Cliff Palace
| |
| 2000.1.490 | Corn, complete ears in husks |
Corn
|
North America
| |
| 03-32-10/62629 | Pestles, het-ge-ka |
Food processing
|
Erie County
| |
| 12-63-30/87873 | Vessel |
Bottle
|
Lana
| |
| 03-32-10/62626 | Ladle, atogwas hah |
Ladle
|
Erie County
| |
| 46-77-30/6947 | Ears of corn in husk |
Corn
|
Peru
|