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Object Number 14-4-30/85954
Display Title Makcu, a remedy with powder of black maize (flower of ?) and other +
Descriptions
Inventory Description Plant material
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Quichua?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Dimensions Overall: 11.3 x 4 x 4 cm (4 7/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity Multiple
Label on object 85954

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