Dye plant - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 71865 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 57.01 LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE Lonchocarpus cyanescens | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Dye plant | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Not defined | TDWG Region | Not defined | ||
| Parts Held | Dye plant | Geography Description | West Africa | ||
| Uses | Dye plantUse: MATERIALS - Tannins/Dyestuffs User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Tannins/Dyestuffs | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: Yoruba indigo is obtained from the leaves and young shoots and fruits of L.cyanescens, a shrubby climber native to tropical West Africa. The material is bruised to a pulp, made into balls about four inches in diameter, fermented and dried., In native dyeing one ball is used for each gallon of water. | ||||