Root/tuber

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Culture/People: Northern Paiute (Paviotso) [Walker River]
Previous owner: Mary Conway, Northern Paiute (Paviotso) [Walker River]
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Mary Conway (Walker River Paiute) in 1924 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Walker River Reservation; Churchill County, Lyon County, Mineral County; Nevada; USA

See related items: Northern Paiute (Paviotso) [Walker River]; Medicines/Remedies

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/4442
Barcode: 134442.000

Object Type: Medicines/Remedies
Native Term: ba go'x' nogiva

Object Name: Root/tuber
Media/Materials: Root/roots
Techniques: Unmodified

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64496443b-204e-4a79-88d1-b1b83bb52922

Record ID: NMAI_144542