Gambier dye - Specimen details

Gambier dye - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 71861

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Plant Name 84.01 RUBIACEAE Uncaria gambier Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Gambier dye Vernacular Name
Iso Country Singapore TDWG Region Singapore
Parts Held Gambier dye Geography Description Singapore
Uses Gambier dyeUse: MATERIALS - Tannins/Dyestuffs User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Tannins/Dyestuffs
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Donor India Museum Donor No
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Notes: Label source: Probably imported to Bombay from Singapore. Fast brown dye used on cotton, wool and silk. It is produced from a climbing shrub, Uncaria gambir? widely grown in western Malaysia, largely for tanning and for adding to betel quids.

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