Economic Botany Collection

Catalogue no.:

35172

Botanical classification:

PALMAE Calamus rotang

Common name:

Rattan cane

Geographical description:

Hardwar Fair, India

Item description:

Necklace made of seeds of cane

Length:

78cm

No. of beads:

243

Bead size:

0.2-0.4cm

Plant information:

Climbing palm (rattan) which is native to India. The stem is used to make furniture and baskets.

Donor date:

1890

Donor:

James Sykes Gamble (1847-1925) - worked in the Indian Forest Department from 1871 and took positions as Conservator of Forests and Director of the Imperial Forest School among others. He wrote ‘A Manual of India Timbers’ (1881) and Flora of the Presidency of Madras’ (1915-1936).