Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
May 25, 1817
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 85-86
Additional Source Text:
"And they are made of the Pod of the Bittle [betel?] Nut when green. Carved with a large Knife about 18 inches in length 1-1/2 wide & a 1/4" thick, the one Ornamented with silver &c is not Common, the ornaments are made by the Natives -- the green pieces forming the leaves are the shell of an insect called by them Guiao."
The donor John Garcia Verdugo is described as being "of Spain."
Notes:
Juan Garcia Verdugo was a Spanish official in the Philippines.
