Paper sample; Streblus Asper (white)

Paper sample; Streblus Asper (white)

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Description
This sample of paper, marked "streblus asper (white) / 8156", is housed in a small, black box marked "8156". This box also contains study specimen TE.E188159.002.
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.E188168.001.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
paper sample
fiber sample
Measurements
overall: object: 4 in x 2 3/4 in; 10.16 cm x 6.985 cm
ID Number
TE.E188156.001
catalog number
E188156.001
accession number
20488
Credit Line
Gift of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
Fibers & Economic Botany
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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