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- Fiber sample, Boehmeria nivea; from Pundular, Madras, India. Uncleaned.
- 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
- date made
- ca. 1885
- ID Number
- TE.T00632
- catalog number
- 000632.000
- ?000632.000
- accession number
- 16188
- catalog number
- T632
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- Description
- Fiber sample, Boehmeria nivea, from Pundulur, Madras, India. 1885. Uncleaned.
- 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
- date made
- ca. 1885
- ID Number
- TE.T00635
- catalog number
- 635-636
- ?635-636
- T635
- accession number
- 16188
- catalog number
- ?635-636 DUP 1
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- Description
- Fiber sample, stems of Boehmeria nivea, from Pundulur, Madras, India, 1885. One of a group of fiber samples given by the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, England, in 1885, for the US National Museum's economic botany collection..
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca. 1885
- ID Number
- TE.T00638
- catalog number
- 638-639
- ?638-639
- accession number
- 16188
- catalog number
- T638
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- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1882
- ID Number
- TE.E056180.000
- catalog number
- E56180
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- Description
- Box containing a fiber sample and marked "8153". The fiber is composed of thin white strands. A label found inside the box reads: "Flax Finiss(?) / Hackled(?) / No. 8153, Loc. Ireland".
- 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.E188153.001
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- TE.E188153.002
- catalog number
- E188153.002
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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
- ID Number
- TE.E188154.002
- catalog number
- E188154.002
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- Description
- This box of a fiber sample has written on it "8155". The fiber itself is straw-like and extremely thin. A label found inside the box reads: "phormium tenax / manu(?) in / No. 8155, Loc. London".
- 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.E188155.001
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- TE.E188155.002
- catalog number
- E188155.002
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- Description
- Box containing sample of thin brown fibers. The label inside the box reads: "Kydia calycina / No. 8164, Loc. India".
- 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.E188164.001
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- TE.E188164.002
- catalog number
- E188164.002
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- Description
- Boxed sample of dark brown plant fiber. The label inside the box reads: "Ficus religiosa / No. 8167, Loc. Cuddapah".
- 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.E188167.001
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- TE.E188167.002
- catalog number
- E188167.002
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- Description
- Object tag reads: "Ropes made of fibrous part of petiole of Livistona sinensis, Hong Kong, 8161".
- 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 associated with study specimen TE.E188161.002
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- TE.E188161.001
- catalog number
- E188161.001
- accession number
- 20488
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- Description
- Object tag reads: "8164 / L.1201-928 / Kydia calycina, India / Dup."
- 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 associated with study specimen TE.E188164.002
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- TE.E188164.001
- catalog number
- E188164.001
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- Description
- Box containing a fiber sample and marked "8152". Label found inside the box reads: "stipa tenuissima / Kew garden / No. 8152, Loc: Atlas Plateau".
- 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 sample associated with TE.E188152.001
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- TE.E188152.002
- catalog number
- E188152.002
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- Description
- Box containing a fiber sample and marked "8157". The fiber itself is straw-like. A label found inside the box reads: "Laportea crenulata / No. 8157 / Loc: India".
- 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.E188157.001
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- TE.E188157.002
- catalog number
- E188157.002
- accession number
- 20488
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- Description
- This box of a fiber sample has written on it "8158". The fiber itself is wide and grey-brown in color. A label found inside the box reads: "streblus asper / No. 8158, Loc: Siam".
- 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.E188158.001
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- TE.E188158.002
- catalog number
- E188158.002
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- Description
- Box containing 3 pieces of rope (cordage). A label inside the box reads: "8161 / livistona [ch]inensis / rope / china / study.
- 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.E188161.001
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- TE.E188161.002
- catalog number
- E188161.002
- accession number
- 20488
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- Description
- This box contains a sample of very thin light-colored fiber. The tag reads: "villebrunia appendiculate / No. 8166, Loc. India".
- 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.E188166.001
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- TE.E188166.002
- catalog number
- E188166.002
- accession number
- 20488
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- Description
- This box contains a sample of wide but thin fiber, which is white and speckled with black. The label inside the box reads: "Butea frondosa / No. 8168, Loc. India".
- 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
- ID Number
- TE.E188168.002
- catalog number
- E188168.002
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- Description
- On the book is written: "8156 / Book No. II / streblus asper (white) / Price 9 / 8156" and "white / II / (???) / Price 1 / = 9 pence".
- 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.E188156.001.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- TE.E188156.002
- accession number
- 20488
- catalog number
- E188156.002
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- Description
- Object tag reads: "villebrunea appendiculata / India / 8166"
- 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 associated with study specimen TE.E188166.002
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- TE.E188166.001
- catalog number
- E188166.001
- accession number
- 20488
