Fustic wood chips - Specimen details
Catalogue Number: 71862 | |||||
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No Image | Plant Name | 153.05 MORACEAE Chlorophora tinctoria | Entry Book Number | ||
Artefact Name | Fustic wood chips | Vernacular Name | |||
Iso Country | Not defined | TDWG Region | Not defined | ||
Parts Held | Fustic wood chips | Geography Description | Central America and West Indies | ||
Uses | Fustic wood chipsUse: MATERIALS - Tannins/Dyestuffs User: Not defined | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Tannins/Dyestuffs | ||
Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
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Notes: | Label source: True fustic wood is native to C America and W Indies. The heartwood yields a yellow green or brown dye and was imported in the form of sticks, chips, powder, aqueous extract and paste or lake. During the First World War it was one of thed, yes used in making khaki cloth for the army.x0Dx0APreviously part of Plants + People exhibition in Museum no.1 1997- Spring 2016 |