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Gum/Pitch/Resin

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1932.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Mashpee Wampanoag
Collector
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Previous owner
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Seller
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Object Name
Gum/Pitch/Resin
Media/Materials
Wood, tree pitch/gum
Techniques
Unmodified
Object Type
Medicines/Remedies
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