Object Number | 87-8-34 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Sulawesi |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Bark |
Description | Sample of bark (ula' mompo') (ula' = red dye, mompo' = kind of tree, possibly Shorea sp.). Used as preservative and for red dye. Used only with nunu (Ficus) bast. See 87-8-35. Piece of thick dark brown bark, split for about 1/3 of its length. |
Length | 3 cm |
Width | 2 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Lorraine V. Aragon, 1987 |
Other Number | 67A - Other Number |
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