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Object Number 92-1-10/47778.2
Display Title Dried Kaus
Descriptions
Inventory Description Dried cous
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nez Percé
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Idaho
Additional Geographic Terms Nez Perce Reservation
Materials Cous, Organic
Dimensions Overall: 7.1 x 3.2 x 3.8 cm (2 13/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 5
Label on object 47778
Credit Line Gift of Alice C. Fletcher, 1892
Provenance
Collector James Stewart (1891)
Donor Alice C. Fletcher (1892)

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