Bark Fibre - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 65239 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 31.02 BOMBACACEAE Adansonia digitata | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Bark Fibre | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Not defined | TDWG Region | Not defined | ||
| Parts Held | Bark Fibre | Geography Description | Rhodesia | ||
| Uses | Bark FibreUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Not defined | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Fibres | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | V & A Museum | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | 00/12/1917 | Donor Notes | |||
| Collector | Collector No | ||||
| Collection Notes | Collection Date | ||||
| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
| Number Components | Publication | ||||
| Notes: | Label source: Letter 465.1917 : xii p.34 - V & A Museum, South Ken, London SW dated 29 Dec 1917, Dear Sir, Already an official acknowledgment of the receipt of the specimens of plants and fibres has been sent to Kew, but I feel I must thank you again for, all the trouble you have taken in the matter; and say how very useful the specimens are and what interest they have excited in our own little exhibition. Evidently as a result of this exhibition we have received from a London correspondent, a bundle of, fibre from Rhodesia and a request for information as to its commercial value. Is this a matter which concerns you, or should we rather refer the question to the Natural History Museum? If the former we will send the fibre and letter or hearing from you., In the meantime I enclose a small sample. I am yours faithfully CE Cecil Tattershall. (to the Keeper of the Museums RGB Kew) Ackd asked to forward fibre addressed to Director 31.xii.17 Letter dated Jan 12th 1918, Mr Ogilvie, inform him in reference to the, sample of fibre from Rhodesia (transmitted to Kew by the Director, V & A Museum) that appears to be the inner bast of the 'baobab' tree Adansonia digitata. The inner bark fibre of this tree has been imported to this country, chiefly from Portuguese West A, frica, as a material for paper-making; but the trade in it has always been somewhat limited. Various local uses are attributed to the tree in Africa, India, etc and some further particulars are given in Kew Bulletin, Additional Series, ix part 1 pp 85-86(, H.M. Stationery Office, Imperial House, Kingsway WC 2) The fibre submitted is not likely to be any value in England excepting perhaps for the purpose mentioned and it is open to question whether it could complete sucessfully or not with other paper making, materials already coming into the market in large quantities. 'A sample of 'Baobab' tree bark from Southern Rhodesia was reported by commercial experts to be rough and coarse. It was stated however that the softer inner bark would probably be worth from, 4 to 5 pounds per ton.' (Col Rep Misc Series No 58,1909 p.119) | ||||