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Object Number
00-30-10/62573
Display Title
Sacred corn of Abnaki
Descriptions
Object Description
Sacred corn of Abnaki. Ear of "sacred" corn. The kernels of the ear are covered with individual husks, know as "pod corn". This ear of corn was found in box with 4 additional ears of corn (62574, C/3974(2), 87647). Catalog number is written directly on body of corn, near the base to the ear. (Bought of E. Tahamont, Abnaki; Fund Huntington Frothingham, Wolcott Fund).
Inventory Description
Floral remain, corn cob, yellow kernals, part of husk at base, husk fragments
Classification
- Raw Material
- Floral
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eastern Abenaki
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
Materials
Corn
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 4.1 x 3.8 cm (5 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
62573
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1900
Provenance
Owner
E. Tahamont
(? - 1900)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00-30-10/62574 | Sacred corn of Abnaki |
Floral
Raw Material |
Canada
| |
| 03-32-10/62617.1 | Onongant (Ear of white Tuscarora corn) |
Raw Material
Corn |
Erie County
| |
| 05-19-10/64719.1 | Corn: Bundle of White/Speckled Corn |
Raw Material
Corn |
Dowagiac
| |
| 03-32-10/62617 | Onongant (Ear of white Tuscarora corn) |
Raw Material
Corn |
Erie County
| |
| 17-10-10/87026 | Ear of corn, clay red |
Corn
Raw Material |
United States
| |
| 17-10-10/87008 | Ear of corn, mixed |
Corn
Raw Material |
United States
| |
| 17-10-10/87016 | Ear of corn, rosebud |
Raw Material
Corn |
United States
| |
| 17-10-10/87009 | Ear of corn, blue |
Corn
Raw Material |
United States
| |
| 17-10-10/87021 | Ear of corn, soft red |
Corn
Raw Material |
North America
| |
| 29-2-20/F732.2 | Corn with husk |
Raw Material
Corn |
Yucatan
| |
| 17-10-10/87023 | Ear of corn, hominy flint |
Corn
Raw Material |
North America
| |
| 21-9-10/87647.15 | Corn: White |
Corn
Raw Material |
Arizona
|