"0.82249999046325683594"^^ . "5091(IS)" . . . "1855~, Sibs\u0101gar" . . . . . . "0.85219997167587280273"^^ . . . . . . . "1855~, Sibs\u0101gar" . . "Intended for use as a garment, clothing."@en . "Length of lac dyed tussar silk, with bands of undyed silk at ends, and fringes. Complete piece."@en . . "Length of lac dyed tussar silk, with bands of undyed silk at ends, and fringes. Complete piece."@en . . . "0.66570001840591430664"^^ . . . . "Textile, wrapped garment, silk, Sibsagar, ca. 1855."@en . "Textile, wrapped garment, silk, Sibsagar, ca. 1855."@en . "0.87029999494552612305"^^ . "Intended for use as a garment, clothing."@en . . . . . . . "LAC BEETLE DYE\n\nLac is a red dye made from the body of the lac beetle (Kerria lacca). The insects colonise the twigs of certain trees by secreting a resin around themselves and their eggs, forming \u2018stick lac\u2019. The stick lac is ground up and the dye is extracted by rinsing it out of the powder. It can then be boiled down for storage and sale as lac-dye cakes.\n\nShawl\nLac-dyed tasar silk\nSibsagar, Assam, about 1855\nV&A: 5091 (IS)\n\nLac cakes\nMirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, about 1862\nRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew\n\nStick lac\nAssam, about 1886\nRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew [03/10/2015 - 10/01/2016]"@en . . . "LAC BEETLE DYE\n\nLac is a red dye made from the body of the lac beetle (Kerria lacca). The insects colonise the twigs of certain trees by secreting a resin around themselves and their eggs, forming \u2018stick lac\u2019. The stick lac is ground up and the dye is extracted by rinsing it out of the powder. It can then be boiled down for storage and sale as lac-dye cakes.\n\nShawl\nLac-dyed tasar silk\nSibsagar, Assam, about 1855\nV&A: 5091 (IS)\n\nLac cakes\nMirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, about 1862\nRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew\n\nStick lac\nAssam, about 1886\nRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew [03/10/2015 - 10/01/2016]"@en . .