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Candle - resinous substance wrapped in dried leaf
Candle - resinous substance wrapped in dried leaf
Object Number 38-60-30/1834
Display Title Candle - resinous substance wrapped in dried leaf
Descriptions
Inventory Description Leaves, dried, burned
Classification
  • Plant fiber
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Quichua
  • Payamino
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Ecuador
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Payamino, vicinity of mouth of; Rio Napo, tributary of
Materials Leaf
Dimensions Overall: 13 x 0.3 x 3 cm (5 1/8 x 1/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-60-30/1834

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