SALT

INGREDIENTS
Mineral sea salt.
 
FORM
Salt chunks
 
USE
Kept in vessels and bowls; used in preservation, baths, thresholds, and smoke work
 
TRADITIONAL FUNCTION
Preservative mineral.
Associated with purification, storage, trade, protection.
Historically used to preserve food, hides, medicines, and ritual spaces.
 
ARCHIVE
Collected from sea water through evaporation and drying.
Salt appears throughout maritime trade records, preservation practices, and domestic medicine.
Stored in ceramic, wood, and iron vessels.