Sample of Saccharum Munja fiber; Calcutta, India
Sample of Saccharum Munja fiber; Calcutta, India
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- Description
- Box containing a fiber sample. Marking on box reads "8154". The fiber itself is straw-like. A label was found inside the box which reads: "saccharum munja / culms / No. 8154, Loc. Calcutta".
- 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 a study specimen associated with TE.E188154.001
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- rope sample
- fiber sample
- Measurements
- overall: 1 7/16 in x 3 1/16 in x 4 1/16 in; 3.65125 cm x 7.77875 cm x 10.31875 cm
- ID Number
- TE.E188154.002
- catalog number
- E188154.002
- 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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