Specimen of flying seeds called omutaku

Made:
1930-1937

Specimen of flying seeds called omutaku, Angolan, 1930-1937

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A603417
Materials:
whole, vegetable, wood and seeds
Measurements:
pod: length 240 mm
seed wing, approx: length 80 mm
type:
seeds
credit:
Cotton, A.P.

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