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Object Number
77-23-10/12109
Display Title
Ephedera antisy phillitica, 'teamster's tea'
Descriptions
Object Description
Ephedera antisy phillitica, 'teamster's tea' . Ephedra viridis and Ephedra torreyana. Used by Paiute and many other Indians, Mexicans, and whites as a tea in treatment of venereal disease.
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1877
Culture
- Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Utah
/
Washington County
Additional Geographic Terms
St. George, near
Materials
Tea leaf
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Edward Palmer
(01/01/1877-10/01/1877)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(10/01/1877)
Expedition
Dr. Edward Palmer
(10/01/1877)
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PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
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| 2017.11.1.423 | Teamsters |
Miyagi
| ||
| 46-56-60/8280.2 | Tea, green tea, powdered |
Plant fiber
|
Uji
| |
| 32-13-60/4 | Sample of green tea |
Plant fiber
|
Japan
| |
| 28-11-60/D3220 | Chinese "brick" tea |
Plant fiber
|
Shanxi
| |
| 32-13-60/3 | Sample of green tea |
Plant fiber
|
Japan
| |
| 95-6-60/47770 | Packages of tea sent as gift |
Plant fiber
|
Japan
| |
| 32-13-60/9 | Envelope containing China and Ceylon tea |
Plant fiber
|
China
Sri Lanka | |
| 32-13-30/15 | Sample of coarse yerba mate - paraguay tea |
Floral
|
Paraguay
| |
| 32-13-30/16 | Sample of fine yerba mate - paraguay tea |
Floral
|
Paraguay
| |
| 95-6-60/47770.7 | Package of tea sent as gift |
Plant fiber
|
Japan
| |
| 95-6-60/47770.6 | Package of tea sent as gift |
Plant fiber
|
Japan
| |
| 95-6-60/47770.1 | Package of tea sent as gift |
Plant fiber
|
Japan
|