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Sassaparilla root
Object Number 05-19-10/65038
Display Title Sassaparilla root
Descriptions
Indigenous Term kata ku'hs
Object Description Sassaparilla root
Inventory Description Roots, bundled and tied with vegetable fiber
Classification
  • Root
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Ontario
Additional Geographic Terms Sarnia
Materials Root, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 14.6 x 3.4 x 3.5 cm (5 3/4 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65038
Provenance
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (04/01/1905)
Dealer Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (01/01/1905)

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