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Object Number 92-1-10/47785
Display Title Camas bread loaf
Descriptions
Object Description Camas bread loaf. Made of bulbs of camas steamed and ground. Made into loaves wh
Inventory Description Camas loaf, oval cake form
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nez Percé
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Idaho
Additional Geographic Terms Nez Perce Reservation
Materials Camas
Dimensions Overall: 33.5 x 13.5 x 4.5 cm (13 3/16 x 5 5/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47785
Credit Line Gift of Alice C. Fletcher, 1892
Provenance
Collector James Stewart (1891)
Donor Alice C. Fletcher (1892)

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Charred Floral Remain
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Floral
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Handle
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Drawing
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