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Object Number
21-9-10/87647.16
Display Title
Corn: Blue
Descriptions
Object Description
Corn: Blue. Ear of blue corn. Hemenway number (3641) written in pink ink/paint directly onto kernels. Poison tag attached to tip of ear with nail. A pink colored pigment or residue is present on many of the kernels.
Inventory Description
Organic, floral remain, corn cob, blue kernals, some missing
Classification
- Raw Material
- Corn
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Corn
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 4.4 x 4.3 cm (7 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
"87647" is written in black ink on white label- "POISON" tag held w/brads; 3641
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Mary T. Hemenway, 1921
Provenance
Collector
Jesse H. Fewkes
Donor
Estate of Mary T. Hemenway
(1921)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-9-10/87647.12 | Corn: White |
Raw Material
Corn |
Arizona
| |
| 21-9-10/87647.10 | Corn: White |
Raw Material
Corn |
Arizona
| |
| 21-9-10/87647.11 | Corn: White |
Corn
Raw Material |
Arizona
| |
| 21-9-10/87647.9 | Corn: White |
Raw Material
Corn |
Arizona
| |
| 21-9-10/87647.13 | Corn: White |
Raw Material
Corn |
Arizona
| |
| 21-9-10/87647.15 | Corn: White |
Raw Material
Corn |
Arizona
| |
| 21-9-10/87647.14 | Corn: White |
Corn
Raw Material |
Arizona
| |
| 21-9-10/87647.18 | Corn: Blue and White Speckled |
Raw Material
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Arizona
| |
| 21-9-10/87647.17 | Corn: Red and White |
Raw Material
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Arizona
| |
| 17-10-10/87026 | Ear of corn, clay red |
Raw Material
Corn |
United States
| |
| 17-10-10/87009 | Ear of corn, blue |
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Raw Material |
United States
| |
| 17-10-10/87025 | Ear of corn, blue |
Raw Material
Corn |
United States
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