Small lumps of resin - Specimen details
Catalogue Number: 71933 | |||||
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No Image | Plant Name | 42.00 BURSERACEAE Commiphora myrrh | Entry Book Number | ||
Artefact Name | Small lumps of resin | Vernacular Name | |||
Iso Country | Not defined | TDWG Region | Not defined | ||
Parts Held | Small lumps of resin | Geography Description | Africa | ||
Uses | Small lumps of resinUse: MATERIALS User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS | ||
Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
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Notes: | Label source: Little bits should catch fire with a match. Myrrh - resin (gum) from a tree grown in Africa - used as a fragrant incense & ground up & added to oils for annointment. One of presents for Jesus. In Egypt ladies carried bits of it in bags on t, heir arms to have nice smells with them! |