Yarn dyed with indigo - Specimen details

Yarn dyed with indigo - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 71963

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Plant Name 57.01 LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE Lonchocarpus cyanescens Entry Book Number 37.1921
Artefact Name Yarn dyed with indigo Vernacular Name
Iso Country Nigeria TDWG Region Nigeria
Parts Held Yarn dyed with indigo Geography Description Nigeria, Oyo
Uses Yarn dyed with indigoUse: MATERIALS - Tannins/Dyestuffs User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Tannins/Dyestuffs
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Notes: Label source: From Director Oct. 1922. Two sets returned to Director 26.X.22. J.H.H. Skeins of Nigerian cotton, dyed different shades of blue with the dye obtained from Lonchocarpus cyanescens. Yoruba indigo.

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