Carved bark - Specimen details

Carved bark - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 78949

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
Collection Notes Collection Date
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
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.'

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