Corn cob

Museum number:
2-17638
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020017638
Alternate number:
498 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.810
Description:
Ear of dark blue corn, 14 rows, deep grain, flint capped. Small stem, reduced butt.
Donor:
George F. Carter
Collection place:
Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
George F. Carter
Collection date:
1940-1941
Taxon:
Zea mays
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Botanical samples
Accession date:
1942
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 1.375 inches and length 7 inches
Comment:
Native name: called "hurus-kwapu".
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Corn cob, accession number 2-17638, described as Ear of dark blue corn, 14 rows, deep grain, flint capped. Small stem, reduced butt.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Corn cob, accession number 2-17638, described as Ear of dark blue corn, 14 rows, deep grain, flint capped. Small stem, reduced butt.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Corn cob, accession number 2-17638, described as Ear of dark blue corn, 14 rows, deep grain, flint capped. Small stem, reduced butt.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Corn cob, accession number 2-17638, described as Ear of dark blue corn, 14 rows, deep grain, flint capped. Small stem, reduced butt.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Corn cob, accession number 2-17638, described as Ear of dark blue corn, 14 rows, deep grain, flint capped. Small stem, reduced butt.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Corn cob, accession number 2-17638, described as Ear of dark blue corn, 14 rows, deep grain, flint capped. Small stem, reduced butt.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corn cob, accession number 2-17638, described as Ear of dark blue corn, 14 rows, deep grain, flint capped. Small stem, reduced butt.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corn cob, accession number 2-17638, described as Ear of dark blue corn, 14 rows, deep grain, flint capped. Small stem, reduced butt.

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