Net bag - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 73280 | |||||
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Plant Name | 999.99 FAMILY UNKNOWN | Entry Book Number | 146.1887 | |
| Artefact Name | Net bag | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Not defined | TDWG Region | Not defined | ||
| Parts Held | Net bag | Geography Description | East Tropical Africa, Africa, Makua, Namuli | ||
| Uses | Net bagUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Fibres | ||
| Storage | Miscellaneous | Related Items | |||
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| Collector | Lart JT | Collector No | |||
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| Notes: | Net bag made from the fibre of a small shrub, by natives of the Lomwe tribe, and used for carrying produce. Namuli, Makua, East Africa. Generally used for carrying articles for sale, like corn on the cob, pumpkins, beans etc and also cloth, tobacco etc., JT Lart Small shrub growing to 4 feet high, of which there are 2 species, one browny red, and the other white flowers. | ||||