Wild silkworm cocoons; Mexico; late 19th C.
notes: label: Description
content: Boxed sample of a nest of wild silkworm cocoons, as left behind after the butterfiles emerged. "Mexican Wild Silk. Nest of Silk Spun By The Social Caterpillars of a Butterfly, Eucheria Socialis (Westwood), Pieridae. This material was used in this form as paper by the Aztecs before the Spanish Conquest. Oaxaca, Mexico." (taken from object label on box).
label: Description
content: Part of large collection of plant and animal fibers acquired by the US National Museum in support of research and commerce by the US textile industry.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Mexico
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.H005297.000
label: catalog number
content: H005297.000
label: catalog number
content: H5297
objectType: label: Object Name
content: silk cocoons
label: Object Name
content: silk fiber sample
label: Object Type
content: silk
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: box: 1 1/2 in x 6 1/8 in x 6 1/8 in; 3.81 cm x 15.5575 cm x 15.5575 cm