Resin torch. Consisting of a tube of bark tapering and tied at each end with plant fibre. The bark is split in places revealing yellow coloured pieces of resin within. There is a patch of a clear deposit on one part of the bark. [AB [OPS Move] 22/3/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Resin torch. Consisting of a tube of bark tapering and tied at each end with plant fibre. The bark is split in places revealing yellow coloured pieces of resin within. There is a patch of a clear deposit on one part of the bark. [AB [OPS Move] 22/3/2017]
Geographical reference: Guyana
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Guyana
Person: Field collector Everard Ferdinand Im Thurn; PRM source Everard Ferdinand Im Thurn
Date / Period: Date made: Before 06/1895
Date collected: By June 1895
Acquisition information: Donated: 1895
Materials and processes: Material Resin Plant, Material Bark Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Bound, Process Knotted
Dimensions: Length: max 574 mm, Diameter: max 33 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1895.34.11

Search terms: Lighting, Torch

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