Carved bark - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 78949 | |||||
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Plant Name | 208.00 PINACEAE Pinus leiophylla | Entry Book Number | 1:2005 | |
| Artefact Name | Carved bark | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Mexico | TDWG Region | Mexico | ||
| Parts Held | Carved bark | Geography Description | |||
| Uses | Carved barkUse: User: Not defined | TDWG use | |||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Ruth Smith | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | 27/05/2005 | Donor Notes | |||
| Collector | Ruth Smith | Collector No | |||
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| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
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| Notes: | Note from Botanical Beads of the World (http://www.botanicalbeads.com/BBB_page_90.html) relating to similar items: 'A common pine growing in Chihuahua and an important source of turpentine is Pinus leiophylla. Its reddish bark thickens as it grows and is, easily cut from the tree offering the Tarahumara a ready medium for decorative carving.' | ||||