Picture Details
Coconut coir
Partner:
Kew GardensImage reference:
EBC35357Origin:
Gujarat/ Maharashtra, IndiaDonor / Date:
India Museum, 1889Size:
W 100; L 280 mmDescription:
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Coir is the fibre from the outer husk of the coconut fruit. Traditionally the husk is soaked in water before the fibres are pulled apart and twisted into yarn. It is used to make rope, matting and brushes. This fibre was collected in Bombay when it was a state in west central India, now divided into the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. The India Museum in London 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.
