Accession No
TEMP.00152.1-10
Description
Nine samples of seeds of red bead tree (Adenanthera pavonina). Samples (.1-9) contained in folded brown paper package (.10).
Place
Asia; South Asia
Period
Source
von Hügel, Charles (Baron) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00152.1-10
Cultural Affliation
Material
Seed; Paper
Local Term
Measurements
35mm x 15mm x 125mm Weight 0.002559kg
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Noted on brown paper used to wrap seeds notes, 'Seeds of --- [left blank] / Used as weights. / [illegible] ---ribed [illegible] by natives of [left blank] Collected by Baron Charles von Hügel'.
Written on the reverse are two illegible words, possibly in Austrian German.
Event Date
Author: Remke van der Velden
Description (Inscription)
Handwritten in black ink on paper package reads, 'Seeds of / Used as weights / by natives of / [illegible] / Collected by / Baron Charles von Hügel 183.' On reverse 'Fin [illegible] Gi [ilegible] fs'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Acquisition Details)
Collected by Baron Charles von Hügel.
Event Date
Author: Remke van der Velden
Description (Physical description)
Unidentified seeds wrapped in browned paper.
Event Date 24/8/2015
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Nine samples of seeds of red bead tree (Adenanthera pavonina). Samples (.1-9) contained in folded brown paper package (.10).
Event Date 18/6/2024
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
Context (Analysis)
These seeds are Adenanthera pavonina, commonly grown in South-East Asia.
Identified by Guey-Mei Hsu, who has a bracelet made of the plant.
Event Date 18/6/2024
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
FM:268607
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