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Grass and seed from same (a-ma-sia) and for food
Grass and seed from same (a-ma-sia) and for food
Object Number 09-8-10/75028
Display Title Grass and seed from same (a-ma-sia) and for food
Descriptions
Inventory Description Grass and seeds, in jars, with cork fragments
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Havasupai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms western
Materials Grass, Seed
Dimensions Overall: 11.2 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm (4 7/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 2 bottles
Label on object 75028
Provenance
Collector Rev. J. W. Millar (1895-1909 - 1909)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1909 - 1909)

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