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Object Number
34-24-10/3751
Display Title
Specimen of native tobacco
Descriptions
Object Description
Specimen of native tobacco: nicotiana attenuata
Inventory Description
Leaves, flowers and stems, dried, some pulverized, in corked glass vial
Classification
- Floral
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Chemehuevi
- Southern Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Nevada
/
Clark County
/
Las Vegas
Materials
Dried organic material, Tobacco
Dimensions
Overall: 11.6 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm (4 9/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
One vial
Label on object
34-24-10/3751
Provenance
Owner
Mary Ann Frank
(01/01/1933-01/01/1934)
Collector
Dr. Isabel T. Kelly
(01/01/1933-01/01/1934)
Intermediary
Dr. Isabel T. Kelly
(01/01/1934-01/01/1934)
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