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Aloe dichotoma Masson (Quiver tree or Kokerboom)

[Hand G:]
blom van de kleine Namacquas aloe of Koker boom omdat de hottentotten van de Jonge stammen hunne pijlkokers maken

[hand B:]
aloe dichotoma

[Hand G:]
Flower of the Little-Namacqua aloe, or kokerboom (quiver-tree) because the Hottentots make the quivers for the arrows from the young trunks

[hand B:]
aloe dichotoma

Object data

  • Place: Cape of Good Hope
  • Date: 1777-1795
  • Size: h 30.4 cm × w 25.5 cm
  • Object nummer: RP-T-1914-18-77