Fiber sample, Sida rhombifolia (va. rhomboidea); Bohilar, Rajshays District, India, 1885. Cleaned.
One of a group of fiber samples given by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, in 1885, to the US National Museum's economic botany collection.
"Fiber of Sida rhombifolia Bohilar, India" on object tag. Other tag partially destroyed.
Date Made: ca. 1885
Location: Currently not on view
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Credit Line: Gift of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: TE.T00631Catalog Number: T631Accession Number: 16188
Object Name: fiber sample, sida rhombifolia
Physical Description: Sida rhombifolia (overall material)Measurements: overall: 6 in x 7 1/2 in x 14 in; 15.24 cm x 19.05 cm x 35.56 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-6f75-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_1873458
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