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1961.7.20

Rolled rectangular sleeping mat, constructed from chequer woven, undyed plant leaf strips. [EH [OPS Move] 4/7/2017]

1961.7.20

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Collection type
Object
Description
Rolled rectangular sleeping mat, constructed from chequer woven, undyed plant leaf strips. [EH [OPS Move] 4/7/2017]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Tamil Nadu Chennai (Madras) Andhra Pradesh or Telangana Kerala Karnataka
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
PRM source Frank Norman Howes
Date / Period
Date made: 1881?, uncertain
Date collected
?1881
Acquisition information
Donated: 1961
Materials and processes
Material Plant Leaf, Material Yarn, Process Woven, Process Chequer Woven, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Height: max 110 mm, Width: max 1100 mm, Length: max 1650 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1961.7.20
Research and responses

Phoenix sylvestris is the wild date. [Encyclopædia Britannica Online] [CF 30/8/2000]

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