Phytolith analysis as a means of cellulosic fibre identification: silica bodies and calcium oxalate crystals in Agave genera (cantala, maguey and sisalana, sisal), Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaud. (ramie), Cannabis sativa L. (hemp), Corchorus capsularis L. (jute), and Musa textilis Née (abaca, or Manila hemp)

• Author / Creator

  Olivotto, Yolanda Margaret Deirdre.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Cellulose fibers--Analysis
  • Cellulose fibers--Identification
  • Textile fabrics--Conservation and restoration

• Graduation date

  1996

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Science

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3TM7255N

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.