cover image: Fiber sample, M. Rouge Aloe, (Sansveira Guineensis), East Africa, ca. 1885

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Fiber sample, M. Rouge Aloe, (Sansveira Guineensis), East Africa, ca. 1885

Fiber sample, M. Rouge Aloe, (Sansveira Guineensis), from Mombasa, East Africa, ca. 1885. One of a group of fiber samples given by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, in 1885, to the US National Museum's economic botany collection. Currently not on view
fibers & economic botany
Collection
Cultural and Community Life: Textiles Fibers & Economic Botany
Date published
ca. 1885
Dates
ca. 1885
Format
Sanseveira Guineensis (overall material)
Place Discussed
Kenya: Mombasa, Mombasa
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
Kenya
Rights
Gift of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/3d4583a312d810fe79d0c5500e654e61