Fibre - Specimen details

Fibre - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 43725

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Plant Name 153.01 URTICACEAE Maoutia puya Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Fibre Vernacular Name
Iso Country India TDWG Region India
Parts Held Fibre Geography Description Kumaon
Uses FibreUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Fibres
Storage Bottles, boxes etc Related Items
Donor Bellairs JG Donor No
Donor Date 00/00/1880 Donor Notes
Collector Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
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Notes: Label source: Report on Pooah fibre - vol 6 1848, Agri Hort Soc, Calcutta old series. The pooah fibre of Nepal and Sikkim brought to notice of Dr Campbell, Supt of Darjeeling by Sargeant Crutchen a worker in leather who considered it equal to Russian, hemp for boot and saddle work. Uses. Fishing lines, game bags, twine, rope, sailcloth, sacs may be prepared on a large scale at 4/- etc. I can add that fibre withstands water well. (Label ripped down side- only partly legible.)

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