Rice drying mat - Specimen details

Rice drying mat - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 99401

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Plant Name 199.00 CYPERACEAE Lepironia articulata Entry Book Number 9.2016
Artefact Name Rice drying mat Vernacular Name
Iso Country Madagascar TDWG Region Madagascar
Parts Held Rice drying mat Geography Description Tanana (village) Bongabe, Fkt: Bongabe
Uses Rice drying matUse: MATERIALS User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS
Storage Large shelving Related Items
Donor Gardiner, Lauren Donor No
Donor Date 27/07/2016 Donor Notes
Collector Gardiner, Lauren Collector No LGEB29
Collection Notes Collection Date 09/06/2016
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: Lepironia stems are washed, flattened and dried in sun, then woven by hand. More durable than similar mats made of Pandanus e.g. 99400 (Lauren Gardiner, pers. comm.)
Determinations:187.00 PALMAE Raphia sp.
    199.00 CYPERACEAE Lepironia articulata (Retz.) Domin

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