fiber sample, Sida rhombifolia, India, ca. 1885
fiber sample, Sida rhombifolia, India, ca. 1885
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- Description
- Fiber sample, Sida rhombifolia (var. rhomboidea); Bohilar, Rajshays District, India, 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.. Not cleaned..
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- fiber sample, sida rhombifolia
- date made
- ca. 1885
- Physical Description
- Sida rhombifolia (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 7/8 in x 13 3/4 in x 9 1/4 in; 12.3825 cm x 34.925 cm x 23.495 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T00666
- catalog number
- T666
- accession number
- 16188
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Fibers & Economic Botany
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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