Corn cob

Museum number:
2-17375
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020017375
Alternate number:
447 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.810
Description:
Ear of blue, white and yellow corn, 12 rows, flint, deep grain, medium cob. Medium round stem, flour capped flint, flint, and dented kernels.
Donor:
George F. Carter
Collection place:
New Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
New Mexico
Culture or time period:
Mescalero Apache
Collector:
George F. Carter
Collection date:
1941
Taxon:
Zea mays
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Botanical samples
Accession date:
1942
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 1.5 inches and length 7.5 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Corn cob, accession number 2-17375, described as Ear of blue, white and yellow corn, 12 rows, flint, deep grain, medium cob. Medium round stem, flour capped flint, flint, and dented kernels.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Corn cob, accession number 2-17375, described as Ear of blue, white and yellow corn, 12 rows, flint, deep grain, medium cob. Medium round stem, flour capped flint, flint, and dented kernels.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corn cob, accession number 2-17375, described as Ear of blue, white and yellow corn, 12 rows, flint, deep grain, medium cob. Medium round stem, flour capped flint, flint, and dented kernels.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corn cob, accession number 2-17375, described as Ear of blue, white and yellow corn, 12 rows, flint, deep grain, medium cob. Medium round stem, flour capped flint, flint, and dented kernels.

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