Painting on stone of honey hunter

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A replica of the earliest known picture of beekeeping, which was discovered in Arana, Spain. Represents a woman(?) gathering honey from a cave possibly on a ladder. This is individually hand crafted onto stone. In 1975 Spain used the picture on a stamp.

Category 1

  • Material
    Stone
  • Size
    15.0cm x 19.5cm
  • Origin
    U.S.A.

Category 2

  • Reference Number
    ECT_10_0B77_048
  • Thematic Catalogue
    10: Smokers
  • Keywords
    Honey hunting

Category 3

  • Added To Collection
    1977
  • Donor
    Herman Kolb
  • Curator
    Dr. E. Crane