Fibre & Cordage - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 43711 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 153.01 URTICACEAE Elatostemma sp | Entry Book Number | 69.1862 | |
| Artefact Name | Fibre & Cordage | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | United States | TDWG Region | United States | ||
| Parts Held | Fibre & Cordage | Geography Description | Sandwich Islands | ||
| Uses | Fibre & CordageUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Fibres | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Hillebrand Dr | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | 30/06/1862 | Donor Notes | |||
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| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
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| Notes: | Label source: It is considered to be the strongest fibre in the Sandwich Islands. Rec'd. June 30.1862 Hona or Mona, the product of a species of Elatostemma, the strongest of all fibre yielded by any of our plants. The natives use it extensively for their, fishing nets on account of its strength and durability. The enclosed twine is a specimen of fishing net cord. | ||||