Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
November 22, 1822
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 122
Additional Source Text:
"For which was given the Skin of a Monkey (Simia trepida L) to Wm. Wood, Jr."
Notes:
Opuntia, commonly called prickly pear, is a genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae. One species that is native to Cuba is Consolea (or Opuntia) moniliformis, pictured here.
"In the fall of 1961, Cuba had its troops plant an 13-kilometre (8 mi) barrier of Opuntia cactus along the northeastern section of the 28-kilometre (17 mi) fence surrounding the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base to stop Cubans from escaping Cuba to take refuge in the United States.This was dubbed the "Cactus Curtain", an allusion to Europe's Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain in East Asia." Wikipedia
William Wood was the manager of the Peales' Baltimore Museum. Linnaeus's Simia trepida is the tufted capuchin monkey (Sapajus apella).
