Collector:

U. S. Department of Interior  Search this

Major John W. Powell  Search this

Donor Name:

Major John W. Powell  Search this

Culture:

Tesuque  Search this

Object Type:

Botanical

Place:

New Mexico, United States, North America

Accession Date:

29 May 1876

Notes:

FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "BUFFALO BERRIES.--A PLANT OF THE HABIT OF THE ELDERBERRY, SHEPHERDIA ARGENTEA, BEARING SMALL, RED BERRIES OF A SOUR BUT PLEASANT TASTE. THE INDIANS ARE VERY FOND OF THEM. FOR PRESERVATION THEY ARE DRIED AND BOILED FOR USE. FROM THE TUSUQUE [sic] INDIANS, NEW MEXICO, 1876. 23,234. COLLECTED BY MAJ. J. W. POWELL, DIRECTOR U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY."

Record Last Modified:

31 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

25

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

76A00060

USNM Number:

E23234-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/300c3f83d-1bee-475b-93b5-28456f64a97c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8366755