Its population constitutes about one fourth of the Bay Area's total population. There are 15 cities (see list below) ranging from Palo Alto in the north, to Gilroy in the south. San Jose is the largest city in the County, with a population of nearly one million, and is the administrative site of County Government. A significant portion of the county's land area is unincorporated ranch and farmland. Nearly 92% of the population lives in cities.
Biombo masks are usually carved from wood and coloured with red tukula powder, a dye made from the camwood tree. The eyes are a typical coffee bean shape.
TRAGACANTH GUM, GOND KATIRA, ASTRALAGUS GUMMIFER LABILL. Tragacanth gum comes from a thorny shrub which is native to western Asia, Iraq, Iran and the Middle East. It is a tree gum like myrrh, frankincense and balm of Gilead, and can be used, along with the stems of the plant as incense.t is also said to help if you are constipated. You have to soak a very small piece of the gum in a glass of water and it will swell and turn to a jelly-like substance which is transparent, so that the glass looks as though it is full of chunks of ice.