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Box Containing Forty-Four Samples of Wood from Surinam
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Box Containing Forty-Four Samples of Wood from Surinam

anonymous · c. 1800 - c. 1858 · iron (metal); paper; wood (plant material); brass (alloy)

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Rectangular box with forty-four wood samples: 1. groenhart (Nectandra rodiaei) 2. bijlhout (walaba, Eperua spec.) 3. purperhart (Peltogyne spec.) 4. bolletrie (Manilkara surinamensis) 5. peto (mora, Dimorphandra excelsa) 6. manbarklak (Eschweilera longipes) 7. matakkie (Symphonia globulifera) 8. matakkie (Symphonia globulifera) 9. locus (Hymenaea courbaril) 10. kabbis (Andira spec.) 11. cedar (not identified) 12. kopie (Goupia glabra) 13. wane (Ocotea rubra) 14. krapa (Carapa guyanensis) 15. kankantrie (Ceiba pentandra) 16. wane (Ocotea rubra) 17. hoepelboom (Copaifera guyanensis) 18. kwatta-pattoe (not identified) 19. takroeba (not identified) 20. bastaard bolletrie (mérie, Humiria floribunda) 21. matakkie (Symphonia globulifera) 22. tapoeripa (Genipa americana or Gustavia spec.) 23. negro wantem (not identified) 24. mirahoedoe (mierenhout, Triplaris surinamensis) 25. manbarklak (Eschweilera longipes) 26. marmeldoze (Genipa mériance or Genipa edulis) 27. boschkers (not identified) 28.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBox Containing Forty-Four Samples of Wood from Surinam. c. 1800 - c. 1858. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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