Plant, duhainia miaporoides, native name pituri

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Object Number 91-6-70/50786

Display Title Plant, duhainia miaporoides, native name pituri

Descriptions

Object Description Plant, duhainia miaporoides, native name pituri

Inventory Description Floral material, three paper bundles tied together with plant fiber cord

Classification

Floral

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Australia

Materials Paper, Plant fiber

Dimensions Overall: 51 x 37.6 x 22.5 cm (20 1/16 x 14 13/16 x 8 7/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 50786; "Duhania miaporoides" / Native name Pituri. / Used as stimulant by the na

Provenance

Collector A. P. Goodwin

Seller A. P. Goodwin (1891)

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