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Object Number
76-20-10/10083
Display Title
Prepared gum (larrea mexicana)
Descriptions
Object Description
Prepared gum (larrea mexicana). Used when warm to mend pottery baskets and as cement. Also used as septic.
Inventory Description
Unclassified flora, chunk, ovate, perforated 1 end, papery residue attached
Classification
- Unclassified
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mohave
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Floral material
Dimensions
Overall: 10.4 x 3.9 x 1.8 cm (4 1/8 x 1 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
10083
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Edward Palmer
(March 1876 - 1876)
Collector
Peabody Museum Expedition
(March 1876 - 1876)
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