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B.—YARNS,  TWINE,  CORDAGE,  &c.

Aloe  fibre  rope  from  Dharwar.  Bombay  Committee. ­

Hemp  twine.  Exhibited  by  Indore  Local  Committee. ­

Twine  made  from  Moong  (Saccharum  munja).  Exhibited ­
  by  Oude  Local  Committee.
String  called  “  saranaj,”  or  “  sarmanji  darf,”  from
Ramjivanpur,  a  police  outpost  in  the  Gurbetta  subdivision, ­

  Midnapore  district.  Exhibited  by  the  Bengal
Committee.
Made  from  a  reed  called  “sar”  (Saccharum
munja),  from  whieh  pens  are  also  made.  Tliis
string  is  much  used  in  building  the  better  sort
of  native  huts.  Finer  qualities  are  sometimes
made.

C.—FABRICS  OF  FLAX,  HEMP,  JUTE.
Thia  subdivision  was  represented  in  the  present  colleetion  from  India  by  one  exhibit  only,
although  many  articles  are  produced  which  would  find  a  place  here,  such  as  gunny  bagging ­
  and  niats,  finer  manufactures  from  jute,  mats  made  from  Aloe  fibre  in  the  Northwestern ­
  jails,  and  all  manufactures  from  flax,  hemp,  rheea,  pine  apple  fibre,  &c.,  and
their  substitutes.
N.W.  Provinces,  Local  Committee.
Rüg  of  Mudar  floss,  from  the  district  jail  of  Ghazeepore.

D.—MANUFACTURES  FROM  STRAW,  REED,  CANE,  BASS,  PALM
LE  AVE  S,  &c.

Madras  Committee.
Collection  of  Kimidy  basket-work,  as  follows  :—
Work-baskets  (32),  fancy,  large,  shallow,  oval,
round  &c.;  with  and  without  covers.  Kimidy,
Ganjam.
A  nest  of  12  baskets  in  one-Cigar
  cases  (3).
Table  mats,  black  (12),  black  and  white  (12),  and
red  and  white  (12).
Large  floor  mat.
H.M.  Winterbotham,  Calicut.
Palghaut  mats  (23).  From  Palghaut.
Bombay  Committee.
Circular  mats  (14),  various  sizes,  coloured.  Aden.
Mat  baskets  (5).  Without  covers;  white  and
coloured.  From  Aden.
“  Karndas  ”  or  basket  with  covers  (6).  Black  and
coloured.  Superior  quality.  Aden.
Mat  dishes  (4).  Coloured  ;  Superior  work.  Aden.
Covers  (2).  Coloured  ;  superior  work.  Aden.
Mat  water  goglet,  with  cover.  Coloured;  superior
work,  from  Aden.
Fans  (2).  Coloured.  Superior  work.  Aden.
“  Suprees  ”  (2).  White.  Aden.
Trays  (4),  and  covered  boxes  (4).  Various  shapes
and  sizes.  Coloured.  Superior  work.  Aden.
H.H.  the  Guickwar  of  Baroda.
Baskets  (3).  Various.

Bengal  Committee.
Common  hand  punkahs  or  fans  (2).  From  Sylhet.
Each  fan  consists  of  a  single  dried  palm  leaf.
Fancy  straw  mat  fans  (2).  From  Gowalpara.
Straw  mats.  From  24  Pergunnahs.
A  Machlandi  mat.
A  very  fine  kind  of  mat  made  in  the  Tumlook
  subdivision,  Midnapore  district.
Bengal  Committee.
A  “  Saji  ”  or  flower-basket  of  bamboo.  From  Gurbetta, ­
  Midnapore  district.
Made  by  “  Domes.”  Used  for  offerings  of
flowers  made  to  idols.
Indore  Local  Committee.
“  Tatputtee.”  Made  at  the  village  of  Raoo  near
Indore.
This  is  a  coarse  matting  made  in  narrow
pieces  from  string  of  “  Sunn  ”  fibre  (Crotalaria
juncea).  It  is  much  used  for  packing  purposes,
and  for  coarse  flooring.  It  is  made  at  every  jail,
and  is  common  all  over  the  country.
India  Museum,  London.
Mats  (24),  of  which  the  largest  measures  15  ft.  2  in.
by  3  ft.
Hon.  R.  Bourke,  M.P.
Bark  chair  bottoms  (2).