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Object Number 77-23-10/12107
Display Title Roots of Yucca filamentosa
Descriptions
Inventory Description Root ball of yucca filamentosa
Classification
  • Root
Department Ethnographic
Date c. 1877
Culture
  • Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Utah
Additional Geographic Terms Utah, southern
Materials Yucca, Root
Dimensions Overall: 15.5 x 16 x 12 cm (6 1/8 x 6 5/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity One clump
Label on object 12107
Provenance
Collector Dr. Edward Palmer (01/01/1877-10/01/1877)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (10/01/1877)

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