Seeds of plant used for food. Parch in basket with coals. The specimen consists of inflorescence heads and fruits of Wyethia angustifolia (DC.) Nutt., California compassplant, Asteraceae.
Donor:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Round Valley, Mendocino County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Mendocino; Round Valley
Culture or time period:
Yuki
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
July 1907
Taxon:
Wyethia angustifolia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Botanical samples
Function:
8.1 Foods
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
Seeds of plant used for food. Parch in basket with coals.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
Samuel A. Barrett "field notes, p.18: p!icnan parch in basket with coals. Used only pinole" "See Barrett's field cat. in acc envelope for fuller information." Piece count: 3 jars.
Loans:
S1987-1988 #41: University of North Carolina/Geirge R. Holcomb (March 29, 1988–July 6, 1990) and S2008-2009 #11: Seed Lab, Plant Pest Diagnostics Center (CA Dept. of Food and Agriculture)/Department of Agriculture, UC Davis (April 6, 2009–December 1, 2009)