Object tags read: "8167 / L.1201-929 / Ficus religiosa, India" and "Fibre of ficus religiosa, (???) / Cudapah / Amsterdam (???) / 8167 / _491883".
One of a group of fiber samples given by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, to the US National Museum's economic botany collection.
This object is associated with study specimen TE.E188167.002
Location: Currently not on view
See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Fibers & Economic Botany
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Credit Line: Gift of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: TE.E188167.001Catalog Number: E188167.001
Object Name: plant fiberfiber bundle
Measurements: overall: 3 3/8 in x 15 1/2 in x 4 in; 8.5725 cm x 39.37 cm x 10.16 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-be24-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_1937076
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