Rope and Cordage from fibre - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 36862 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 175.06 DRACAENACEAE Sansevieria sp | Entry Book Number | 9.1900 | |
| Artefact Name | Rope and Cordage from fibre | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Uganda | TDWG Region | Uganda | ||
| Parts Held | Rope and Cordage from fibre | Geography Description | Uganda, Port Alice | ||
| Uses | Rope and Cordage from fibreUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Fibres | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Johnston Sir HH | Donor No | |||
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| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
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| Notes: | Label source: Report by Messrs Ide & Christy 21.3.00 72 Mark Lane E.C. Samples of cordage returned this day (duly to hand, latter not being home made would not interest but the material in the raw state would find a ready market being strong & clean. Its, value 20 to 22 pounds sterling per ton if colour were white/not yellow) Say 25 pounds per ton. According to Sir H Johnston's letter accompanying these samples ropes made from this fibre are now used by all dhows ? Government and otherwise. IRG 22/3/1900. | ||||