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Package of spices
Object Number 32-13-10/16
Display Title Package of spices
Descriptions
Object Description Sample of spices
Inventory Description Small bag of various spices.
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Seed, Bark
Dimensions Overall: 6.1 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm (2 3/8 x 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity Bag of 30+
Provenance
Donor Botanical Museum, Harvard University (? - 1932)

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