Guarana carved fish (& tongue) - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 73099 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 51.01 SAPINDACEAE Paullinia cupana | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Guarana carved fish (& tongue) | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Not defined | TDWG Region | Not defined | ||
| Parts Held | Guarana carved fish (& tongue) | Geography Description | Southern America | ||
| Uses | Guarana carved fish (& tongue)Use: MEDICINES User: Man | TDWG use | MEDICINES | ||
| Storage | In Museum | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Pharm Soc GB | Donor No | 194 | ||
| Donor Date | Donor Notes | Wilks Sir Sx0Dx0ABrandt Dr GBx0Dx0A | |||
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| Notes: | Carved by the Indians into theshape of the Piraruccu fish, whose tongue they use as a file for grating the guarana, and various odoriferous roots, such as the Piperiocca. A portion of the tongue of the fish, such as is used to rasp the guarana, is placed, beside it. Presented by Dr GB Brandt, to Sir S Wilks, and by him to the museum.x0Dx0APart of Plants + People exhibition Museum No 1, Kew. May 1998 to May 2016 | ||||