A Cake Of Cochineal Insects

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Object Details

Collector

Dr. Jean L. Berlandier

Donor Name

Lt. Darius N. Couch

Notes

Original label, in French, with artifact: "Pain de Cochenille Sylvestre. An gateaux ainsi prepares dans les villas du Rio Bravo del Norte. Mexique 1841. Dr. Berlandier."

Record Last Modified

27 Jan 2022

Specimen Count

Accession Date

1853

Collection Date

1841

Accession Number

66A00085

USNM Number

E1463-0

Object Type

Pigment

Place

Rio Grande - Rio Bravo Del Norte, Mexico, North America

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Anthropology

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c6ce1853-66ef-498d-a731-fb5387c0ae44

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8339699