Palm nut
Category
Natural History / Animals, Plants & Fossils
Date
Unknown
Materials
Nut
Measurements
60 mm (Length)50 mm (W)
Place of origin
Kenya
Collection
Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1303953
Summary
One of four dom palm nuts, three of the nuts whole and (d) a kernal split to reveal the interior structure. Associated case label. Part of Lord Egerton's collection of ethnographic objects once displayed in the Tenants' Hall.
Marks and inscriptions
Associated label. 'DOM PALM NUTS. The kernal is called VEGETABLE IVORY and is used for making coat buttons. Kenya Colony'.