Fiber sample, Boehmeria nivea; from Pundular, Madras, India. Uncleaned.
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 sample, Boehmeria nivea; from Pundular, Madras, India. Uncleaned.
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
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Credit Line: Gift of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: TE.T00632Catalog Number: 000632.000?000632.000Accession Number: 16188Catalog Number: T632
Object Name: fiber sample, boehmeria niveaObject Type: fiber
Physical Description: Boehmeria nivea (overall material)Measurements: overall: 3 5/8 in x 28 in x 9 1/2 in; 9.2075 cm x 71.12 cm x 24.13 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-c472-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_648679
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