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Powdered henna
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Kew GardensImage reference:
EBC54988Origin:
North West, IndiaDonor / Date:
India Museum, c.1879Description:
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This powder comes from the leaves of the henna plant. Henna powder is most commonly used as a brown dye by mixing with water, this is used for dying textiles as well as hair and skin. The India Museum was formed by the East India Company in 1801 to display artefacts, natural history specimens and illustrations from the Indian subcontinent. The Museum was closed in 1879 and its collections dispersed among the London Museums and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
