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Mon-en-siwung, a hollow stalked weed growing in clearings with serrated leaves.
Mon-en-siwung, a hollow stalked weed growing in clearings with serrated leaves.
Object Number 05-19-10/64762
Display Title Mon-en-siwung, a hollow stalked weed growing in clearings with serrated leaves.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Mon-en-siwung
Object Description Mon-en-siwung, a hollow stalked weed growing in clearings with serrated leaves. Mixed with other herbs as a medicine for "women etc." See file.
Inventory Description Sticks or roots
Classification
  • Wood
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Ontario
Additional Geographic Terms Sarnia, near
Materials Wood
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 64762
Provenance
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (04/01/1905)
Dealer Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (01/01/1905)

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