Sack waterproofed by Indians - Specimen details

Sack waterproofed by Indians - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 43012

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Plant Name 153.05 MORACEAE Castilla elastica Entry Book Number 59.1919
Artefact Name Sack waterproofed by Indians Vernacular Name
Iso Country Colombia TDWG Region Colombia
Parts Held Sack waterproofed by Indians Geography Description Antioquia, Golfo de Urabax0Dx0ALocality revised 2019
Uses Sack waterproofed by IndiansUse: MATERIALS - Latex/Rubber User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Latex/Rubber
Storage Bottles, boxes etc Related Items
Donor Dawe MT Donor No
Donor Date 14/06/1919 Donor Notes Date revised 2019
Collector Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
Exhibition Expedition
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Notes: Label source: Sack waterproofed by Indians in the Darien Country with latex. Label source: Extract of a letter from Mr Dawe dated Bogota June 14th 1919. 'The specimens go foward in a rubber sack made by the Indians of that region. They buy the materiali, n the coastal towns or villages and waterproof it in the forests with the latex of Castilloa elastica. The sack may be of interest to you for one of the museums'. Darien Country bordering on the Gulf of Uraba ?
Determinations:153.05 MORACEAE Castilla elastica Sesse apud Cerv.
    153.05 MORACEAE Castilloa elastica Cerv.

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