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1961.6.25

Ball of twisted plant fibre twine [SM (Verve) 03/06/2014]


1961.6.25

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ball of twisted plant fibre twine [SM (Verve) 03/06/2014]
Geographical reference
Kolkata
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
PRM source Frank Norman Howes
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1961
Date collected
By 1961
Acquisition information
Donated: 1961
Materials and processes
Material Plant, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Diameter: max 150 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1961.6.25
Research and responses

Sansevieria zeylanica is commonly known as bowstring hemp. [Encyclopædia Britannica Online] [CF 24/8/2000]

Search terms: Cordage, Specimen, Cord