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Object Number 993-24-20/27533
Display Title Lump of copal
Descriptions
Object Description Lump of copal resin (incense)
Inventory Description Copal, lump
Classification
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1993
Culture
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico
Dimensions Overall: 19.9 x 8 x 8.9 cm (7 13/16 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 993-24-20/27533
Credit Line Gift of Alice B. Melvin, in celebration of donor's father and mother, Professor A. Gordon Melvin and Lorna Strong Melvin, donor's sister, Mary Melvin Petronella, family friend, Luis Hererra Garcia, friend, Richard Paul Baydin, and donor's cats, Miss Amiga, Sir Minky, and Pyewacket
Provenance
Collector Alice B. Melvin (August 16, 1993)
Donor Alice B. Melvin (August 16, 1993)

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