Powdered dye - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 71863 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 57.01 LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE Baphia nitida | Entry Book Number | 46.1925 | |
| Artefact Name | Powdered dye | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Nigeria | TDWG Region | Nigeria | ||
| Parts Held | Powdered dye | Geography Description | Nigeria | ||
| Uses | Powdered dyeUse: MATERIALS - Tannins/Dyestuffs User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Tannins/Dyestuffs | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | British Empire Exhib | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | Donor Notes | Major CT Lawrence | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: Camwood was the first dyewood imported from West Africa and was used to dye the famous Bandana hankerchiefs. The dye is obtained from the dark red heartwood. It was used in West Africa as a body paint and, when mixed with shea butter, as a, poultice for sprains and swollen joints. | ||||