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1981.33.99

Musa leaf bundle bound with Heteropsis vine.


1981.33.99

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Collection type
Object
Description
Musa leaf bundle bound with Heteropsis vine.
Long description
Musa leaf bundle bound with Heteropsis vine. Inside the bundle is paint made from the Bixa orellona fruit. The paint would have been used for painting the body and various body ornaments.
Cultural groups
Sanumá
Person
Field collector Marcus Colchester
PRM source Marcus Colchester
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1980
Date collected
1979 - 1980
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1981
Materials and processes
Material Pigment, Material Plant Leaf, Material Plant Fruit, Material Creeper Plant, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 160 mm, Width: max 68 mm, Depth: max 61 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1981.33.99 Other numbers: 13

Search terms: Specimen, Body Art, Toilet, Paint, Cosmetic, Toilet Article, Body Art Accessory