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Catalogue Number: 60174
Plant Name
57.01 LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE Crotalaria dissitiflora
Entry Book Number
Artefact Name
Fibre and twine
Vernacular Name
Iso Country
Australia
TDWG Region
Australia
Parts Held
Fibre and twine
Geography Description
Western Australia
Uses
Fibre and twineUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man
TDWG use
MATERIALS - Fibres
Storage
Bottles, boxes etc
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Donor
Schomburgh Dr
Donor No
Donor Date
00/00/1872
Donor Notes
Collector
Collector No
Collection Notes
Collection Date
Exhibition
Expedition
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Publication
Notes:
Label source: Used by the natives of Western Australia for making ropes, twine etc. The plants are soaked in water and beaten out, the fibre is then washed and dried in the sun. See letter to D Hooker dated 10 ?? 72
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