Food sample

Museum number:
4-3985
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
Handful of seeds; gourd and bean. Cucurbita moschata (Crookneck pumpkin), Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean), and Gossypium (cotton seed); Phaseolus lunatus (Lima bean) (2)- brown and black flecks. Brown, black, large.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Grave 13, Chincha Valley Site E, Chincha valley
Verbatim coll. place:
Grave 13
Culture or time period:
Inca (1438–1533)
Collector:
Max Uhle
Collection date:
September-October 1900
Taxon:
Cucurbita moschata, Gossypium, Phaseolus lunatus, and Phaseolus vulgaris
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Comment:
Hearst Inventory: part: tank
Loans:
S1983-1984 #14: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/James Anderson (Hupa) (September 19, 1983–September 26, 1983)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Food sample, accession number 4-3985, described as Handful of seeds; gourd and bean. Cucurbita moschata (Crookneck pumpkin), Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean), and Gossypium (cotton seed); Phaseolus lunatus (Lima bean) (2)- brown and black flecks. Brown, black, large.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Food sample, accession number 4-3985, described as Handful of seeds; gourd and bean. Cucurbita moschata (Crookneck pumpkin), Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean), and Gossypium (cotton seed); Phaseolus lunatus (Lima bean) (2)- brown and black flecks. Brown, black, large.

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