Beche De Mer
date: label: Accession Date
content: 28 Feb 1867
label: Collection Date
content: 1852
name: label: Collector
content: Capt. U S N George A. Magruder
label: Donor Name
content: Capt. U S N George A. Magruder
notes: label: Notes
content: FROM CARD: "ON JAN. 31, 1852, CAPT. G. A. MAGRUDER, U.S. SHIP, ST. MARY [sic, name of this ship is actually the U.S.S. St. Mary's], PRESENTED TO NATIONAL INSTITUTE, "14 SPECIMENS BICHE DE MER", FROM THE "FEEJEE ISLANDS"."
label: Notes
content: Bech De Mer = "boiled, dried, and smoked flesh of sea cucumbers (phylum Echinodermata) used to make soups."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 3
place: label: Place
content: Fiji, Melanesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 67A00015
label: USNM Number
content: E4470-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Food