Aromatic gums

Museum number:
9-12126
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2967
Description:
Gum benzoin; natural balsamic resin exuded from a small tree Styrax Benzoin growing exclusively in Sumatra and in Malaya; yellow granules in plastic vial. 8 cm x 2.5 cm. In perfumes of harsh balsamic or sharp floral variety e.g. hyacinth new mown hay, etc. Also in pharmaceutical preparations.
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 9-12126, described as Gum benzoin; natural balsamic resin exuded from a small tree Styrax Benzoin growing exclusively in Sumatra and in Malaya; yellow granules in plastic vial. 8 cm x 2.5 cm. In perfumes of harsh balsamic or sharp floral variety e.g. hyacinth new mown hay, etc. Also in pharmaceutical preparations.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Aromatic gums, accession number 9-12126, described as Gum benzoin; natural balsamic resin exuded from a small tree Styrax Benzoin growing exclusively in Sumatra and in Malaya; yellow granules in plastic vial. 8 cm x 2.5 cm. In perfumes of harsh balsamic or sharp floral variety e.g. hyacinth new mown hay, etc. Also in pharmaceutical preparations.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Aromatic gums, accession number 9-12126, described as Gum benzoin; natural balsamic resin exuded from a small tree Styrax Benzoin growing exclusively in Sumatra and in Malaya; yellow granules in plastic vial. 8 cm x 2.5 cm. In perfumes of harsh balsamic or sharp floral variety e.g. hyacinth new mown hay, etc. Also in pharmaceutical preparations.

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