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Spigmet root (aralia racemosa)
Spigmet root (aralia racemosa)
Object Number 05-19-10/65039
Display Title Spigmet root (aralia racemosa)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term chi'ka dak
Object Description Spigmet root (aralia racemosa)
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 Vegetable fiber, Root
Dimensions Overall: 13 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm (5 1/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65039
Provenance
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (04/01/1905)
Dealer Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (01/01/1905)

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