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Object Number
05-19-10/64759
Display Title
Sweet flag root, wi-kah
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
wi-kah
Object Description
Sweet flag root, wi-kah. Chewed or infusion for stomach trouble
Inventory Description
Root fragments
Classification
- Root
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Ontario
Additional Geographic Terms
Sarnia, near
Materials
Root
Dimensions
Overall: 6.8 x 3.6 x 3.6 cm (2 11/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1 Bottle
Label on object
64759
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington
(04/01/1905)
Dealer
Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington
(01/01/1905)
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