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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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