Seeds

Museum number:
1-12613
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010012613
Alternate number:
1854 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.303, Acc.304, Acc.307, and Acc.310
Description:
Small black seeds (koikwa); parched and ground in mortar. The main component of the specimen consists of achenes of Madia glomerata Hook., mountain tarweed, Asteraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsule: 1 seed of Nuphar polysepala Engelm., Rocky Mountain pond-lily, Nymphaeaceae 1 fruit of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 seed of Lotus sp., lotus, Fabaceae 1 floret of Elymus sp., wildrye, Poaceae 1 achene of Drymocallis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rydb., glandular cinquefoil, Rosaceae
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
Object class:
Botanical samples
Function:
8.1 Foods
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
Used for food.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
No. Pieces: "1" Description indicates plural "seeds.
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)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 9 titled Seeds, accession number 1-12613, described as Small black seeds (koikwa); parched and ground in mortar. The main component of the specimen consists of achenes of Madia glomerata Hook., mountain tarweed, Asteraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsule: 1 seed of Nuphar polysepala Engelm., Rocky Mountain pond-lily, Nymphaeaceae 1 fruit of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 seed of Lotus sp., lotus, Fabaceae 1 floret of Elymus sp., wildrye, Poaceae 1 achene of Drymocallis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rydb., glandular cinquefoil, RosaceaeHearst Museum object 2 of 9 titled Seeds, accession number 1-12613, described as Small black seeds (koikwa); parched and ground in mortar. The main component of the specimen consists of achenes of Madia glomerata Hook., mountain tarweed, Asteraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsule: 1 seed of Nuphar polysepala Engelm., Rocky Mountain pond-lily, Nymphaeaceae 1 fruit of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 seed of Lotus sp., lotus, Fabaceae 1 floret of Elymus sp., wildrye, Poaceae 1 achene of Drymocallis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rydb., glandular cinquefoil, RosaceaeHearst Museum object 3 of 9 titled Seeds, accession number 1-12613, described as Small black seeds (koikwa); parched and ground in mortar. The main component of the specimen consists of achenes of Madia glomerata Hook., mountain tarweed, Asteraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsule: 1 seed of Nuphar polysepala Engelm., Rocky Mountain pond-lily, Nymphaeaceae 1 fruit of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 seed of Lotus sp., lotus, Fabaceae 1 floret of Elymus sp., wildrye, Poaceae 1 achene of Drymocallis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rydb., glandular cinquefoil, RosaceaeHearst Museum object 4 of 9 titled Seeds, accession number 1-12613, described as Small black seeds (koikwa); parched and ground in mortar. The main component of the specimen consists of achenes of Madia glomerata Hook., mountain tarweed, Asteraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsule: 1 seed of Nuphar polysepala Engelm., Rocky Mountain pond-lily, Nymphaeaceae 1 fruit of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 seed of Lotus sp., lotus, Fabaceae 1 floret of Elymus sp., wildrye, Poaceae 1 achene of Drymocallis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rydb., glandular cinquefoil, RosaceaeHearst Museum object 5 of 9 titled Seeds, accession number 1-12613, described as Small black seeds (koikwa); parched and ground in mortar. The main component of the specimen consists of achenes of Madia glomerata Hook., mountain tarweed, Asteraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsule: 1 seed of Nuphar polysepala Engelm., Rocky Mountain pond-lily, Nymphaeaceae 1 fruit of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 seed of Lotus sp., lotus, Fabaceae 1 floret of Elymus sp., wildrye, Poaceae 1 achene of Drymocallis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rydb., glandular cinquefoil, RosaceaeHearst Museum object 6 of 9 titled Seeds, accession number 1-12613, described as Small black seeds (koikwa); parched and ground in mortar. The main component of the specimen consists of achenes of Madia glomerata Hook., mountain tarweed, Asteraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsule: 1 seed of Nuphar polysepala Engelm., Rocky Mountain pond-lily, Nymphaeaceae 1 fruit of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 seed of Lotus sp., lotus, Fabaceae 1 floret of Elymus sp., wildrye, Poaceae 1 achene of Drymocallis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rydb., glandular cinquefoil, RosaceaeHearst Museum object 7 of 9 titled Seeds, accession number 1-12613, described as Small black seeds (koikwa); parched and ground in mortar. The main component of the specimen consists of achenes of Madia glomerata Hook., mountain tarweed, Asteraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsule: 1 seed of Nuphar polysepala Engelm., Rocky Mountain pond-lily, Nymphaeaceae 1 fruit of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 seed of Lotus sp., lotus, Fabaceae 1 floret of Elymus sp., wildrye, Poaceae 1 achene of Drymocallis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rydb., glandular cinquefoil, RosaceaeHearst Museum object 8 of 9 titled Seeds, accession number 1-12613, described as Small black seeds (koikwa); parched and ground in mortar. The main component of the specimen consists of achenes of Madia glomerata Hook., mountain tarweed, Asteraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsule: 1 seed of Nuphar polysepala Engelm., Rocky Mountain pond-lily, Nymphaeaceae 1 fruit of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 seed of Lotus sp., lotus, Fabaceae 1 floret of Elymus sp., wildrye, Poaceae 1 achene of Drymocallis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rydb., glandular cinquefoil, RosaceaeHearst Museum object 9 of 9 titled Seeds, accession number 1-12613, described as Small black seeds (koikwa); parched and ground in mortar. The main component of the specimen consists of achenes of Madia glomerata Hook., mountain tarweed, Asteraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsule: 1 seed of Nuphar polysepala Engelm., Rocky Mountain pond-lily, Nymphaeaceae 1 fruit of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 seed of Lotus sp., lotus, Fabaceae 1 floret of Elymus sp., wildrye, Poaceae 1 achene of Drymocallis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rydb., glandular cinquefoil, Rosaceae
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-12613, described as Small black seeds (koikwa); parched and ground in mortar. The main component of the specimen consists of achenes of Madia glomerata Hook., mountain tarweed, Asteraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsule: 1 seed of Nuphar polysepala Engelm., Rocky Mountain pond-lily, Nymphaeaceae 1 fruit of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 seed of Lotus sp., lotus, Fabaceae 1 floret of Elymus sp., wildrye, Poaceae 1 achene of Drymocallis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rydb., glandular cinquefoil, RosaceaeDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-12613, described as Small black seeds (koikwa); parched and ground in mortar. The main component of the specimen consists of achenes of Madia glomerata Hook., mountain tarweed, Asteraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsule: 1 seed of Nuphar polysepala Engelm., Rocky Mountain pond-lily, Nymphaeaceae 1 fruit of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 seed of Lotus sp., lotus, Fabaceae 1 floret of Elymus sp., wildrye, Poaceae 1 achene of Drymocallis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rydb., glandular cinquefoil, RosaceaeDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seeds, accession number 1-12613, described as Small black seeds (koikwa); parched and ground in mortar. The main component of the specimen consists of achenes of Madia glomerata Hook., mountain tarweed, Asteraceae. Other items found and placed in gelatin capsule: 1 seed of Nuphar polysepala Engelm., Rocky Mountain pond-lily, Nymphaeaceae 1 fruit of Polygonum sp., knotweed, Polygonaceae 1 seed of Lotus sp., lotus, Fabaceae 1 floret of Elymus sp., wildrye, Poaceae 1 achene of Drymocallis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rydb., glandular cinquefoil, Rosaceae

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