Sample of refuse fiber from the Oil Palm, Elaeis guineensis, 1885
Sample of refuse fiber from the Oil Palm, Elaeis guineensis, 1885
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- Description
- Sample of refuse fiber from the pericarps of the Oil Palm, Elaeis guineensis, after the expression of the oil. 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.
- Original cataloging note, "Used as full".
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- palm fiber sample
- fiber sample, elaeis guineensis
- date made
- ca. 1885
- Physical Description
- Elaeis guineensis (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in; 13.97 cm x 19.05 cm x 16.51 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T00658
- catalog number
- T658
- 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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