Soaproot

Museum number:
1-14045
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
193 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.334
Description:
Chlorogalum pomeridianium.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Eshom Valley, Tulare County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Tulare; Ishom Valley
Culture or time period:
Wikchamni
Collector:
Charles P. Wilcomb
Collection date:
1898-1902
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1908
Context of use:
Used for soap and as food. The fibrous covering was used as tinder and also made into brushes like 14044.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Soaproot, accession number 1-14045, described as Chlorogalum pomeridianium.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Soaproot, accession number 1-14045, described as Chlorogalum pomeridianium.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Soaproot, accession number 1-14045, described as Chlorogalum pomeridianium.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Soaproot, accession number 1-14045, described as Chlorogalum pomeridianium.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Soaproot, accession number 1-14045, described as Chlorogalum pomeridianium.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Soaproot, accession number 1-14045, described as Chlorogalum pomeridianium.

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