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Some images of plant fibers in the [https://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Fiber_Reference_Image_Library FRIL Database] are from the Woodland Plant Fiber Reference Collection as the National Museum of the American Indian [https://americanindian.si.edu/explore/collections/object-collections (NMAI)].  
 
Some images of plant fibers in the [https://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Fiber_Reference_Image_Library FRIL Database] are from the Woodland Plant Fiber Reference Collection as the National Museum of the American Indian [https://americanindian.si.edu/explore/collections/object-collections (NMAI)].  
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Pre-Columbian clothing, baskets, pouches, cords and mats were often made from the inner layers of bark and plants.  In the northern and eastern regions of North America, the most commonly used fibers were basswood, elm, nettles, dogbane and milkweed. A table containing a comparison of these  fibers can be found here.
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Pre-Columbian clothing, baskets, pouches, cords and mats were often made from the inner layers of bark and plants.  In the northern and eastern regions of North America, the most commonly used fibers were  
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* [[Basswood]]: Bass wood (''Tilia americana'')
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* [[Elm]]: Slippery elm (''Ulnus rubra'')
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* [[Nettle]]: Stinging nettle (''Urtica dioca''0
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* [[Dogbane]]: Dogbane (''Apocynum annabinum'')
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* [[Milkweed]]: Common milkweed (''Aspclepias syria''), Swamp milkweed (''Aspclepias incarnate'')
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A table containing a comparison of these  fibers can be found here.
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Common name
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! Scientific name
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! Micro-fibrillar spin
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! Crystals
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!
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! Cross-section Diagram
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! Fiber Diameter (microns)
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! Fiber <br />L:W Ratio
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! EDS<br />results
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|-
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| Dogbane
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| Apocynum cannabinum
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| S
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| Calcium sulfate in parenchyma.
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|
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| #
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| Range: 5-35<br />Typical: 15-25
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| 2.09
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| Ca, S, Na
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|-
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| Nettle
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| Urtica dioica
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| S
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| Frequent calcium oxalate druses in parenchyma.
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| #
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| #
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| Range: 10-75<br />Typical: 15-70
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| 2.7
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| Ca, S
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|-
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| Common milkweed
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| Asclepias syriaca
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| S
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| Infrequent calcium oxalate druses in parenchyma, calcium sulfate in parenchyma.
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|
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| #
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| Range: 10-30 <br />Typical: 10-20
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| 1.3
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| Ca, S, Na
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|-
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| Swamp milkweed
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| Asclepias incarnata
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| S
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| Infrequent calcium oxalate druses in parenchyma, calcium sulfate in parenchyma.
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|
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| #
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| Range: 5-25 <br />Typical: 15-20
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| 1.23
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| Ca, S, Na
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|-
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| Basswood
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| Tilia americana
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| Z
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| Calcium oxalate druses and prismatic, found within fiber network.<br />Calcium sulfate also present.
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| #
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| #
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| Range: 8-20<br />Typical: 10-18
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| 1.32
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| Ca, S, Na
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|-
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| Slippery elm
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| Ulmus rubra
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| Z?
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| Frequent calcium oxalate prismatic crystals in fiber network.
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| #
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| #
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| Range: 4-14<br />Typical: 5-10
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| 1.59
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| Ca, Mg, Na
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|}
  
 
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Revision as of 13:27, 5 July 2023

Description

Some images of plant fibers in the FRIL Database are from the Woodland Plant Fiber Reference Collection as the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Pre-Columbian clothing, baskets, pouches, cords and mats were often made from the inner layers of bark and plants. In the northern and eastern regions of North America, the most commonly used fibers were

  • Basswood: Bass wood (Tilia americana)
  • Elm: Slippery elm (Ulnus rubra)
  • Nettle: Stinging nettle (Urtica dioca0
  • Dogbane: Dogbane (Apocynum annabinum)
  • Milkweed: Common milkweed (Aspclepias syria), Swamp milkweed (Aspclepias incarnate)

A table containing a comparison of these fibers can be found here.

Common name Scientific name Micro-fibrillar spin Crystals Cross-section Diagram Fiber Diameter (microns) Fiber
L:W Ratio 		EDS
results
Dogbane Apocynum cannabinum S Calcium sulfate in parenchyma. # Range: 5-35
Typical: 15-25 		2.09 Ca, S, Na
Nettle Urtica dioica S Frequent calcium oxalate druses in parenchyma. # # Range: 10-75
Typical: 15-70 		2.7 Ca, S
Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca S Infrequent calcium oxalate druses in parenchyma, calcium sulfate in parenchyma. # Range: 10-30
Typical: 10-20 		1.3 Ca, S, Na
Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata S Infrequent calcium oxalate druses in parenchyma, calcium sulfate in parenchyma. # Range: 5-25
Typical: 15-20 		1.23 Ca, S, Na
Basswood Tilia americana Z Calcium oxalate druses and prismatic, found within fiber network.
Calcium sulfate also present. 		# # Range: 8-20
Typical: 10-18 		1.32 Ca, S, Na
Slippery elm Ulmus rubra Z? Frequent calcium oxalate prismatic crystals in fiber network. # # Range: 4-14
Typical: 5-10 		1.59 Ca, Mg, Na

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