Pitch/Resin used as pottery glaze and as a torch

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Date created: 1962

Culture/People: Ka'apor
Collector: Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009
Seller: Dr. Borys Malkin (Boris Malkin), Non-Indian, 1917-2009

Collection History: Collected in 1962 by Dr. Borys Malkin (1917-2009, a naturalist and ethnographer); purchased by MAI from Borys Malkin in 1963.
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Place: Rio Gurupi (Gurupy); Canindé, Paragominas Municipality; Southeast Mesoregion, Paragominas Microregion; Pará State, North Region; Brazil

See related items: Ka'apor; Materials: Raw

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/3219
Barcode: 233219.000

Object Type: Materials: Raw
Indigenous Term: yetahik

Object Name: Pitch/Resin used as pottery glaze and as a torch
Media/Materials: Tree pitch/gum
Techniques: Dried
Dimensions: 5.5 x 2.8 x 3.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ee9bcc27-d2fb-4521-9e7b-e736a6d0fda2

Record ID: NMAI_248340