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Object Number
00-30-10/62574
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, known as "pod corn". Catalog number written in black on the base of the ear.
Inventory Description
Floral remain, corn cob, yellow kernals, part of husk at base, husk frag
Classification
- Raw Material
- Floral
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eastern Abenaki
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
Materials
Corn
Dimensions
Overall: 31 x 4.9 x 4 cm (12 3/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
62574; G2; 574
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00-30-10/62573 | 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
| |
| 29-2-20/F732.2 | Corn with husk |
Raw Material
Corn |
Yucatan
| |
| 03-32-10/62617 | Onongant (Ear of white Tuscarora corn) |
Raw Material
Corn |
Erie County
| |
| 15-27-10/86133 | Ear of corn |
Corn
Raw Material |
Nebraska
| |
| 17-10-10/87026 | Ear of corn, clay red |
Corn
Raw Material |
United States
| |
| 21-9-10/87647.15 | Corn: White |
Corn
Raw Material |
Arizona
| |
| 21-9-10/87647.12 | Corn: White |
Corn
Raw Material |
Arizona
| |
| 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
| |
| 17-10-10/87018 | Ear of corn, brown |
Corn
Raw Material |
United States
|