Two samples of woven Raphia fibre - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 76347 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 187.00 PALMAE Raphia sp. | Entry Book Number | 10.2000 | |
| Artefact Name | Two samples of woven Raphia fibre | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Ivory Coast | TDWG Region | Ivory Coast | ||
| Parts Held | Two samples of woven Raphia fibre | Geography Description | Ivory Coast, West Tropical Africa, Africa | ||
| Uses | Two samples of woven Raphia fibreUse: User: Not defined | TDWG use | |||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Garabaghi V | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | 00/00/2000 | Donor Notes | |||
| Collector | Baker B | Collector No | |||
| Collection Notes | Collection Date | 00/00/2000 | |||
| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
| Number Components | Publication | ||||
| Notes: | Made in Ivory Coast, these samples were given to Bill Baker by an art collector in Miami who claims that this remarkable skill is now lost. Apparently the strands are somehow braided and the product is tubular. It is then carefully bunched up and tied,, before being coated with natural dyes. When the fabric is released again, it has this elastic quality and is beautifully patterened. Complete specimens are about 1m long and 30cm wide. Lady who donated the samples is Vilma Garabaghi, 4050 Ensenada A, venue, Coconut Grove, Fl 33133, USA. | ||||