Gambier dye - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 71861 | |||||
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| No Image | 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 | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| 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. | ||||