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B.—YARNS, TWINE, CORDAGE, &c. 
Aloe fibre rope from Dharwar. Bombay Com 
mittee. 
Hemp twine. Exhibited by Indore Local Com 
mittee. 
Twine made from Moong (Saccharum munja). Ex 
hibited by Oude Local Committee. 
String called “ saranaj,” or “ sarmanji darf,” from 
Ramjivanpur, a police outpost in the Gurbetta sub 
division, 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 bag 
ging and niats, finer manufactures from jute, mats made from Aloe fibre in the North 
western 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 Tum- 
look subdivision, Midnapore district. 
Bengal Committee. 
A “ Saji ” or flower-basket of bamboo. From Gur 
betta, 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).