Root/tuber

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Culture/People: Achomawi (Pit River)
Previous owner: Lucy Norman, Achomawi (Pit River)
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Lucy Norman (Achomawi) in 1924 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Susanville, Susanville Rancheria; Lassen County; California; USA

See related items: Achomawi (Pit River); Food and Foodstuffs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/3784
Barcode: 133784.000

Object Type: Food and Foodstuffs
Native Term: paXa'

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65712428a-d060-489a-8e6a-80a93a635a26

Record ID: NMAI_143879