bowl; poison sample

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Object Type: bowl; poison sample
Museum number: Am1905,0216.113
Description: With 'poison for arrows' bowl made of pottery, curare, leaf (?).
Production date: 1905 (before)
Excavator/field collector
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Colombia (?); Found/Acquired: Peru (?); Found/Acquired: Ecuador (?); Found/Acquired: Amazon (North West; ?)
Materials: pottery; curare; leaf (?)
Dimensions: Height: 7 centimetres; Width: 14 centimetres; Depth: 14 centimetres
Curator's comments: This object is likely to contain traces of curare - either strychnos bisindole, or bisbenzylisoqinoline, or a combination of both. Wear gloves and handle with care.
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1905
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Am1905,0216.113

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