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Mescal buttons used in peyote ceremony
Mescal buttons used in peyote ceremony
Object Number 36-117-10/6593
Display Title Mescal buttons used in peyote ceremony
Descriptions
Object Description Mescal buttons used in peyote ceremony
Inventory Description Mescal button used in peyote ceremony
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kiowa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Texas / Webb County / Laredo
Materials Floral material
Dimensions Overall: 3.8 x 4 x 1.5 cm (1 1/2 x 1 9/16 x 9/16 in.) Overall, Weight: 8.7 g (0.009 kg)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-117-10/6593
Provenance
Collector Dr. Richard Evans Schultes (1936)
Donor Dr. Richard Evans Schultes (11/2/1936)

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