Process samples of yucca fiber for papermaking; Mojave Desert
notes: label: Description
content: Two boxes of process samples of yucca fiber for papermaking; Mojave Desert, California. The first box has a tag that reads “No. 10 Pulp for Brown Paper, Manufactured from the Yucca Brevifolia, Eng. (Y. Draconis, Var. arborescens, Torr.) From Mojave Desert, California. These Trees are often 20 to 30 feet in height, and 1 to 2 feet in diameter, and form extensive “openings” on Desert Plateaus, at 2,000 to 4,000 feet altitude.”
label: Description
content: The second box has a tag that reads “No. 11 Pulp for White Paper, Manufactured from the Yucca Brevifolia, Eng. (Y. Draconis, Var. arborescens, Torr.) From Mojave Desert, California. These Trees are often 20 to 30 feet in height, and 1 to 2 feet in diameter, and form extensive “openings” on Desert Plateaus, at 2,000 to 4,000 feet altitude.”
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.E186207.000
label: catalog number
content: E186207
label: accession number
content: 14803
objectType: label: Object Name
content: yucca fiber samples
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: yucca brevifolia (?? material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: one box: 1 3/4 in x 3 5/16 in x 5 1/4 in; 4.445 cm x 8.41375 cm x 13.335 cm