Leaf fiber sample, Elaeis Guineensis (African oil palm), ca. 1885. Prepared from the leaves of the African oil palm, from West Tropical Africa. 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: IndiaAfrica
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Credit Line: Gift of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: TE.T00663Catalog Number: T663Accession Number: 16188
Object Name: plant fibersfiber sample, Elaeis Guineensis
Physical Description: Elaeis Guineensis (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1 3/4 in x 25 in x 3 3/4 in; 4.445 cm x 63.5 cm x 9.525 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-9d59-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_1877955
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