Rope of Trachycarpus excelsus fiber, Japan, ca. 1885
Rope of Trachycarpus excelsus fiber, Japan, ca. 1885
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- Description
- Rope (dyed) of Trachycarpus excelsus fiber, Japan, 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- rope
- rope, trachycarpus excelsus
- date made
- ca. 1885
- place made
- Japan
- Japan
- Physical Description
- Trachycarpus excelsus (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 13/16 in x 6 1/8 in x 3 5/8 in; 4.60375 cm x 15.5575 cm x 9.2075 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T00654
- catalog number
- T654
- accession number
- 16188
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Textiles
- Fibers & Economic Botany
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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