Fiber sample, M. Rouge Aloe, (Sansveira Guineensis), East Africa, ca. 1885
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Fiber sample, M. Rouge Aloe, (Sansveira Guineensis), from Mombasa, East Africa, ca. 1885. 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.
Date Made: ca. 1885
Location: Currently not on view
Place Made: Kenya: Mombasa, MombasaKenya: Mombasa, Mombasa
Credit Line: Gift of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: TE.T00652Catalog Number: T652Accession Number: 16188
Object Name: ropefiber sample, aloe
Physical Description: Sanseveira Guineensis (overall material)Measurements: overall: 4 1/8 in x 19 1/2 in x 11 1/2 in; 10.4775 cm x 49.53 cm x 29.21 cm
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