Seed

Museum number:
2-34334
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2206
Description:
Glass jar of saguaro seed; seeds put up by Louise Rios (Papago) near trading post; Papago grind the seeds and boil them to make mush
Donor:
Lawrence E. Dawson and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Quijotoa, Tohono O'odham Nation Reservation, Pima County
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona; Papago Reservation; Quijotoa
Culture or time period:
Tohono O'odham
Maker or artist:
Louise Rios
Collector:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Collection date:
December 1966
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Botanical samples
Function:
8.1 Foods
Accession date:
1967
Context of use:
Papago grind the seeds and boil them to make mush.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Seed, accession number 2-34334, described as Glass jar of saguaro seed; seeds put up by Louise Rios (Papago) near trading post; Papago grind the seeds and boil them to make mushHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Seed, accession number 2-34334, described as Glass jar of saguaro seed; seeds put up by Louise Rios (Papago) near trading post; Papago grind the seeds and boil them to make mush
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seed, accession number 2-34334, described as Glass jar of saguaro seed; seeds put up by Louise Rios (Papago) near trading post; Papago grind the seeds and boil them to make mushDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seed, accession number 2-34334, described as Glass jar of saguaro seed; seeds put up by Louise Rios (Papago) near trading post; Papago grind the seeds and boil them to make mush

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