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Object Number
78-5-30/16754
Display Title
Woorara (curara) poison
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Small ceramic bowl, wrapped with leaves, tied with fiber cord, interior residue.
Classification
- Bowl
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
/
Para
Materials
Ceramic, Leaf, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 3.6 x 7.4 x 7.4 cm (1 7/16 x 2 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
16.754
Provenance
Collector
Hassler Expedition
(1878)
Collector
Prof. Louis Agassiz
(1878)
Donor
Museum of Comparative Zoology
(1878)
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