Cigar

Cigar

Object name: Cigar
Date: 1835-1839
Medium: Tobacco, leaf
Object number: C02105
DescriptionCigar made from tobacco wrapped in the leaf of Lecythis. It is partially broken at about two-thirds of the length, and the outer wrapping is coming loose. Robert Schomburgk piece. Schomburgk was an explorer and diplomat who collected many objects from his travels including Guyana, British Guiana, Brazil and Venezuela among others.
Culture: South America