Seed/Seeds

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Culture/People: Desert Cahuilla [Torres-Martinez Reservation/Torres-Martinez Band]
Previous owner: Catalina Lomas (Catalina River Jose Lomas), Desert Cahuilla [Torres-Martinez Reservation/Torres-Martinez Band], ca. 1833-1924
Collector: Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951

Collection History: Collected in 1917 from Catalina Lomas (Desert Cahuilla, 1833-1924) by Edward H. Davis (1862-1951, a rancher and field collector for MAI) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Torres Martinez Reservation; Riverside County, Imperial County; California; USA

See related items: Desert Cahuilla [Torres-Martinez Reservation/Torres-Martinez Band]; Food and Foodstuffs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 7/2299
Barcode: 072299.000

Object Type: Food and Foodstuffs

Object Name: Seed/Seeds
Media/Materials: Mesquite beans
Techniques: Unmodified

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a115afc8-ea23-48fa-a177-535f197c0f92

Record ID: NMAI_77589