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1906.49.18.1

Chinese medicine specimen: three pangolin scales [.1 - .3] and a piece of paper with characters written in Chinese [.4]


1906.49.18.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Chinese medicine specimen: three pangolin scales [.1 - .3] and a piece of paper with characters written in Chinese [.4]
Geographical reference
[Manchuria Manzhou] Liaoning Shenyang or Mukden
Cultural groups
Manchu
Person
Field collector Robert T. Turley
PRM source Robert T. Turley
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1906
Date collected
1906
Acquisition information
Donated: 1906
Materials and processes
Material Animal Part, Material Paper Plant, Material Ink, Process Written
Dimensions
Length: max 48 mm, Length: max 41 mm, Length: max 45 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1906.49.18.1 Accession number: 1906.49.18.2 Accession number: 1906.49.18.3 Accession number: 1906.49.18.4 Other numbers: 18
Research and responses

'Manis' is the only genus of Pangolins. The Chinese Pangolin (which is probably the one referred to here) is called Manis pentadactyla. [El.B 01/12/2009]

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