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Xelie seeds, used for food
Xelie seeds, used for food
Object Number 04-28-10/63504
Display Title Xelie seeds, used for food
Descriptions
Inventory Description Dried organic material, light and dark brown seed-like, ovate.
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Foothill
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California / Madera County
Materials Dried organic material
Dimensions Overall: 9.7 x 7.1 x 0.4 cm (3 13/16 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 63504
Provenance
Collector Dr. Alfred Louis Kroeber (1904 - 1904)
Intermediary Department of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley (1904 - 1904)

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