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Object Number
40-98-10/22760
Display Title
Sample of salt wrapped in corn husk
Descriptions
Object Description
Sample of salt wrapped in corn husk
Inventory Description
Salt sample, wrapped in corn husk secured withvegetable fiber
Classification
- Mineral
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Navajo County
/
Hopi Reservation
/
Third Mesa
/
Oraibi
Materials
Salt, Corn husk, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 9.9 x 4.2 x 1.8 cm (3 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-98-10/22760
Provenance
Collector
George Devereux
(1932)
Donor
George Devereux
(December 16, 1940)
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