religious/ritual equipment; incense sample; vegetal remains

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Object Type: religious/ritual equipment; incense sample; vegetal remains
Museum number: Am2002,12.3.e
Description: Herb bundle. Braided sweet grass.
Production ethnic group: Made by: Native North American; Made by: Pan Indian
Production date: 18 July 2002
Production place: Made in: San Francisco (California), Native American AIDS Project, 1216 Mission Street
Excavator/field collector
Findspot: Found/Acquired: San Francisco (California), GLBT Center, Market Street, San Francisco
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 41.50 centimetres; Width: 3.50 centimetres; Depth: 1.75 centimetres
Curator's comments: Used in healing ceremonies for HIV and AIDS patients, as part of cuturally sensitive services offered to Native American patients by the Native American AIDS Project. Used as part of "smudging" purification practice. Burnt to produce purifing smoke. Sweet grass smoke is believed to attract positive energies and spirits.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 2002
Acquisition notes: Donated during collecting trip to San Francisco Native American AIDS Project, as part of the Wellcome Gallery Project.
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Am2002,12.3.e

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