Aromatic gums

Museum number:
9-12125
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Accession number:
Acc.2967
Description:
Gum olibanum; aromatic resin, formed as a physiological liquid product in the bark of various Boswellia sp., small trees originating in the mountainous areas of western India, south Arabia, and northeast Africa; large yellow granules in plastic vial. 8 cm x 2.5 cm. Used in perfumery. Odor described as "fresh balsamic, yet dry and resinous- slightly green odor with a typical fruity green top note and great tenacity".
Donor:
M. B. Ichaporia and Mrs. M. B. Ichaporia
Collection place:
Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra State, India
Collector:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
8.5 Multiple Utility
Accession date:
1972
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Aromatic gums, accession number 9-12125, described as Gum olibanum; aromatic resin, formed as a physiological liquid product in the bark of various Boswellia sp., small trees originating in the mountainous areas of western India, south Arabia, and northeast Africa; large yellow granules in plastic vial. 8 cm x 2.5 cm. Used in perfumery. Odor described as "fresh balsamic, yet dry and resinous- slightly green odor with a typical fruity green top note and great tenacity".Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Aromatic gums, accession number 9-12125, described as Gum olibanum; aromatic resin, formed as a physiological liquid product in the bark of various Boswellia sp., small trees originating in the mountainous areas of western India, south Arabia, and northeast Africa; large yellow granules in plastic vial. 8 cm x 2.5 cm. Used in perfumery. Odor described as "fresh balsamic, yet dry and resinous- slightly green odor with a typical fruity green top note and great tenacity".
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Aromatic gums, accession number 9-12125, described as Gum olibanum; aromatic resin, formed as a physiological liquid product in the bark of various Boswellia sp., small trees originating in the mountainous areas of western India, south Arabia, and northeast Africa; large yellow granules in plastic vial. 8 cm x 2.5 cm. Used in perfumery. Odor described as "fresh balsamic, yet dry and resinous- slightly green odor with a typical fruity green top note and great tenacity".

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