Fibre - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 36913 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 175.06 DRACAENACEAE Sansevieria guineensis | Entry Book Number | 138.1893 | |
| Artefact Name | Fibre | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Not defined | TDWG Region | Not defined | ||
| Parts Held | Fibre | Geography Description | East Africa | ||
| Uses | FibreUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Fibres | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Lugard Capt | Donor No | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: Common west of Mombassa. Konge according to Sir J Kirk Kew Bulletin May 1887 p.7 is Sansevieria guineensis. Report by Messrs Ide and Christy 72 Mark Lane E.C. Dated 31.8.93. Nkonge aloe sent by Capt Lugard from the country west of Mombassa., The fibre is strong, coarse and stiff and of poor colour but it would meet with a market in London today at about #17 per ton and a trial shipment would be worth while making if the fibre could be rendered softer and whiter in preparation it would comman, d a better price - perhaps as much as #24 per ton. If perfectly white, twisting or doubling the fibre should be avoided. This material would only be available for rope making. Sample recd. 30/8/93. | ||||