Russian Bast Mat - Specimen details

Russian Bast Mat - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 64853

Plant Name 33.01 TILIACEAE Tilia vulgaris Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Russian Bast Mat Vernacular Name
Iso Country USSR TDWG Region USSR
Parts Held Russian Bast Mat Geography Description Russia
Uses Russian Bast MatUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Fibres
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Notes: Label source: The inner bark of the lime or linden tree. The bast is prepared principally in Russia, where it is used in bag and in cordage making, by stripping off the bark from the tree in lengths, from which the fibrous inner layers are removed. The l, ime tree occurs over nearly the whole of Europe and in Central Asia.

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