Sample scleria seeds
date: label: Accession Date
content: 24 Apr 2006
label: Collection Date
content: 1968
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
notes: label: Notes
content: Loose scleria seeds with "cap" and tip ends intact. These are the seeds before they are processed into beads. Grows in area near river; mature ones are the darkest. Doesn't exist in Krikati area. Pointed tip removed by holding seed so that pointed end projects through a hole in a piece of gourd; gourd piece is then rubbed against a stone until end is removed. Soaking helps remove inside contents and "cap", leaving the circular bead. Seeds get lighter with age. Dark ones preferred. Beads used primarily for necklaces. Gift from Pukobye (female).
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Governador, Timbira, Maranhao, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Pukobye
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 400194
label: USNM Number
content: E431081-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Botanical
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 8 cm