Kernels

Museum number:
1-12861
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010012861
Accession number:
Acc.303, Acc.304, Acc.307, and Acc.310
Description:
Parched, of ripe waterlily seeds (spokwas). Seeds are gathered by skimming the surface of the marsh after the dehisence of the waterlily pods and are preserved for use in water never being allowed to become thoroughly dry on account of losing their flavor.
Donor:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Klamath Reservation, Klamath County, Oregon
Culture or time period:
Klamath Lake and Modoc
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
1907
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
8.1 Foods
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
Used as food.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
No. Pieces: "1" Description indicates plural "seeds.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Kernels, accession number 1-12861, described as Parched, of ripe waterlily seeds (spokwas). Seeds are gathered by skimming the surface of the marsh after the dehisence of the waterlily pods and are preserved for use in water never being allowed to become thoroughly dry on account of losing their flavor.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Kernels, accession number 1-12861, described as Parched, of ripe waterlily seeds (spokwas). Seeds are gathered by skimming the surface of the marsh after the dehisence of the waterlily pods and are preserved for use in water never being allowed to become thoroughly dry on account of losing their flavor.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kernels, accession number 1-12861, described as Parched, of ripe waterlily seeds (spokwas). Seeds are gathered by skimming the surface of the marsh after the dehisence of the waterlily pods and are preserved for use in water never being allowed to become thoroughly dry on account of losing their flavor.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kernels, accession number 1-12861, described as Parched, of ripe waterlily seeds (spokwas). Seeds are gathered by skimming the surface of the marsh after the dehisence of the waterlily pods and are preserved for use in water never being allowed to become thoroughly dry on account of losing their flavor.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kernels, accession number 1-12861, described as Parched, of ripe waterlily seeds (spokwas). Seeds are gathered by skimming the surface of the marsh after the dehisence of the waterlily pods and are preserved for use in water never being allowed to become thoroughly dry on account of losing their flavor.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Kernels, accession number 1-12861, described as Parched, of ripe waterlily seeds (spokwas). Seeds are gathered by skimming the surface of the marsh after the dehisence of the waterlily pods and are preserved for use in water never being allowed to become thoroughly dry on account of losing their flavor.

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