White teparys, poorly matured. Phaseolus acutifolius.
Donor:
George F. Carter
Collection place:
Big Fields, Tohono O'odham Nation Reservation, Pima County
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona; Big Fields
Culture or time period:
Tohono O'odham
Collector:
George F. Carter
Collection date:
1940-1941
Taxon:
Phaseolus acutifolius
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Botanical samples
Function:
8.1 Foods
Accession date:
1942
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Comment:
No. Pieces: "Ca. 50" Native name: "to-ta-bach" Remarks: "Planted 3 or 4 seeds to a hill, 6 in. deep, 2 ft. apart." Marked as not found on catalog card. found in 2003.