Theobroma, (Cacao tree), c1840-1890. Creator: Berthe Hoola van Nooten.

Theobroma, (Cacao tree), c1840-1890. Creator: Berthe Hoola van Nooten.

2-701-657 - © National Museum of Wales/Heritage-Images

Theobroma, (Cacao tree), c1840-1890. T. cacao is widely distributed from southeastern Mexico to the Amazon basin. Ceramic vessels with residues from the preparation of cacao beverages have been found at archaeological sites dating back to the Early Formative (1900-900 BC) period. Cacao beans constituted both a ritual beverage and a major currency system in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations.


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Creator
  1. Berthe Hoola van Nooten, attributed to: Dutch: Artist

Picture Type
  1. Still life

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World Europe Netherlands

  1. 52 30 00 N , 005 45 00 E

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Science & Nature Medicine

Science & Nature Plant Life


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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3561x4840
File Size : 50,494kb


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  1. DZ001441
  1. 0840000524
  1. 2-701-657
  1. 2701657
  1. DZ001441


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