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Object Number 27-31-10/A5920
Display Title Apiastuberosa (ground nut)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground nut sample, 2 stems, 3 on one, 1 on other
Classification
  • Nut
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts
Materials Nut
Dimensions Overall: 4.5 x 4.8 x 3.9 cm (1 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object A-5920
Provenance
Donor Prof. Charles C. Willoughby (1927 - 1927)

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