Wax - Specimen details

Wax - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 64497

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Plant Name 34.04 IRVINGIACEAE Irvingia gabonensis Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Wax Vernacular Name
Iso Country Not defined TDWG Region Not defined
Parts Held Wax Geography Description West Tropical Africa
Uses WaxUse: FOOD User: Man TDWG use FOOD
Storage Bottles, boxes etc Related Items
Donor Mann G Donor No
Donor Date 00/01/1863 Donor Notes
Collector Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
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Notes: Label source: Prepared from the seeds and used by the Bengas in the preparation of thier food. The seeds which contain a quantity of oil are separated from the fruits and beaten in a trough till they attain a partially fluid state. This is then put into, baskets of Musa leaves and exposed to the sun, when a white tallow collects on the surface which is poured off, and the Udika allowed to cool in the shade.

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