Ball of string - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 99538 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 187.00 PALMAE Astrocaryum sp | Entry Book Number | 9.2015 | |
| Artefact Name | Ball of string | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Not defined | TDWG Region | Not defined | ||
| Parts Held | Ball of string | Geography Description | |||
| Uses | Ball of stringUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Fibres | ||
| Storage | Large shelving | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Donor No | ||||
| Donor Date | 13/03/2015 | Donor Notes | |||
| Collector | Wakefield, Victoria | Collector No | |||
| Collection Notes | Collection Date | ||||
| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
| Number Components | Publication | ||||
| Notes: | This ball of string was made by Tikuna Indian ladies rolling the fibres on their thighs. There is sufficient to make a hammock. x0Dx0A[Fibre is assumed to be Astrocaryum as this is commonly used by the Tikuna). | ||||