History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c23.s2.t1.14
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c23.s2.t1.14
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In Darjeeling, Dehra Dun and other places in North India, a related plant, Boehmeria puya Royle, was grown, puya fabric being woven from this fibre. The fibres derived from Boehmeria salicifolia and Boehmeria utilis were used for making rope (Balfour, II,p.403). These references to ramie as identified above, make it clear that the woven material could not have been of very high quality.