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Object Number
03-32-10/62618.2
Display Title
Jar of hominy corn, heh-go-wa
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
heh-go-wa
Object Description
Jar of hominy corn, heh-go-wa. To illustrate preparation of corn food among Seneca Indians of Cattarangus Reservation, New York. Both white and varigated corn is used for hominy. Jar with rounded base filled with kernels of hominy corn; cork at top bears the number 62618. The catalog number is written directly onto the cork stopper in black ink.
Inventory Description
Organic, floral remain, corn kernals, red, blue, yellow kernals
Classification
- Corn
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Seneca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New York
/
Erie County
Additional Geographic Terms
Cattaraugus Reservation
Materials
Corn
Dimensions
Overall: 11.2 x 5 x 5 cm (4 7/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1 jar
Label on object
62618
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington
(01/01/1903 - 1903)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(01/01/1903)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-32-10/62618 | Jar of hominy corn, heh-go-wa |
Raw Material
Corn |
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62618.1 | Ear of hominy corn, heh-go-wa |
Raw Material
Corn |
Erie County
| |
| 17-10-10/87023 | Ear of corn, hominy flint |
Corn
Raw Material |
North America
| |
| 03-32-10/62622.1 | Stirring paddles, gatgunius hah |
Paddle
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62622.2 | Stirring paddles, gatgunius hah |
Paddle
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62628.1 | Pestle, wooden |
Pestle
|
Erie County
| |
|
| 03-32-10/62628 | Mortar, ga-ni-gah-tak |
Mortar
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62629 | Pestles, het-ge-ka |
Food processing
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62621 | Sifting basket, ve-gai-tow-akta |
Basket
|
Erie County
| |
| 03-32-10/62631 | Elm bark tray, ga-onh-wa |
Bowl
Raw Material |
Erie County
| |
| 16-14-10/70915 | Hominy flint corn |
Corn
Raw Material |
North America
| |
| 03-32-10/62617.1 | Onongant (Ear of white Tuscarora corn) |
Raw Material
Corn |
Erie County
|