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Object Number
77-23-10/12207
Display Title
Root 'Peregria arizonica'. Perezia wrightii
Descriptions
Object Description
Root 'Peregria arizonica'. Perezia wrightii. "Wool" used to stop bleeding in gunshot and other wounds and to stop hemorrhages by Apaches and other Indians. Wool refers to cotton-like trichomes/hairs produced by the plant.
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Mohave County
Additional Geographic Terms
Mt. Trumball, near
Materials
Root
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Edward Palmer
(01/01/1877-10/01/1877)
Expedition
Dr. Edward Palmer
(10/01/1877)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(10/01/1877)
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