Grass and leaves

Museum number:
2-68183a-d
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210268183a@2dd
Accession number:
Acc.4061
Description:
Samples of Elymus grass and leaves. (a) Grass, with seed heads; freshly picked (September). (b) Young leaves, summer picked, of paler color. (c) Older leaves, autumn picked and tougher. (d) Spring-gathered older leaves, mildewed.
Donor:
Marian Steinbach
Collection place:
Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Palmer
Culture or time period:
Yup'ik
Maker or artist:
Rita Blumenstein
Collector:
Marian Steinbach
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Context of use:
Used for making coiled and twined baskets. (b) Desirable for sewing strands of coiled baskets; (c) used for twined fish baskets; (d) for coiled basket foundations.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
(c)— length 85 centimeters, (d)— length 81 centimeters, (b)— length 55 centimeters, and (a)— length 92 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Grass and leaves, accession number 2-68183a-d, described as Samples of Elymus grass and leaves. (a) Grass, with seed heads; freshly picked (September). (b) Young leaves, summer picked, of paler color. (c) Older leaves, autumn picked and tougher. (d) Spring-gathered older leaves, mildewed.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Grass and leaves, accession number 2-68183a-d, described as Samples of Elymus grass and leaves. (a) Grass, with seed heads; freshly picked (September). (b) Young leaves, summer picked, of paler color. (c) Older leaves, autumn picked and tougher. (d) Spring-gathered older leaves, mildewed.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Grass and leaves, accession number 2-68183a-d, described as Samples of Elymus grass and leaves. (a) Grass, with seed heads; freshly picked (September). (b) Young leaves, summer picked, of paler color. (c) Older leaves, autumn picked and tougher. (d) Spring-gathered older leaves, mildewed.

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