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BABICHE
Rawhide strips used in hunting bags, for example.

BT SKIN


BABOON BONE

BT APE BONE


BABOON TISSUE

BT MONKEY TISSUE


BABOON TOOTH

BT APE TOOTH


BADGER HAIR

BT HAIR


BAGRUS BAYAD FISH TISSUE

BT FISH TISSUE


BAILER SHELL NP

PT MELO SHELL


BAIZE

BT TEXTILE


BAKELITE

BT PLASTIC


BALEEN
See also IVORY - although not the same material as baleen or whalebone, the terms have not always been applied correctly.

RT IVORY
BT WHALEBONE


BALSA WOOD

BT WOOD
NP BALSA-WOOD


BALSA-WOOD NP

PT BALSA WOOD


BALYAN ROOT

BT ROOT


BAMBOO

RT WOOD
BT CANE


BAMBOO FIBRE

BT FIBRE


BAMBOO LEAF

BT LEAF


BAMBOO PITH

BT PITH


BAMBOO ROOT

BT ROOT


BANANA

BT FRUIT


BANANA BARK TE


BANANA FIBRE

BT FIBRE


BANANA FLOWER

BT FLOWER


BANANA LEAF

BT LEAF


BANANA SEED

BT SEED


BANANA STEM

BT STEM


BANDICOOT FUR

BT FUR


BANTAM FEATHER

BT CHICKEN FEATHER


BANYAN NP

PT BANYAN FIBRE


BANYAN FIBRE

BT FIBRE
NP BANYAN


BAOBAB BARK

BT BARK


BAOBAB FIBRE

BT FIBRE


BAOBAB FRUIT

BT FRUIT


BAOBAB NUT

BT NUT


BAOBAB SEED

BT SEED


BARBUS BYNNI FISH TISSUE

BT FISH TISSUE


BARITE

BT MINERAL
NP BARYTES


BARK

RT LATEX
BT VEGETAL
NT ALDER BARK
NT ALLOGIA BARK
NT ASH TREE BARK
NT BAOBAB BARK
NT BARK FIBRE
NT BARKCLOTH
NT BIRCH BARK
NT BREADFRUIT TREE BARK
NT CAMWOOD BARK
NT CANE BARK
NT CEDAR BARK
NT CERCIS BARK
NT CHAMAYRA BARK
NT CINNAMON BARK
NT CORK
NT EUCALYPTUS BARK
NT FIG TREE BARK
NT HEMLOCK TREE BARK
NT HIBISCUS BARK
NT IRONWOOD BARK
NT JONOTE BARK
NT LACE BARK
NT LIME TREE BARK
NT MALLOW BARK
NT MANGO TREE BARK
NT PALM BARK
NT PAPER MULBERRY BARK
NT PINE BARK
NT PRUNUS BARK
NT QUILLAIA BARK
NT TAMARISK BARK
NT UPAS BARK
NT WALNUT TREE BARK
NT WILLOW BARK


BARK FIBRE
This is not a recognised scientific term.

RT BAST
RT JUTE
BT BARK
BT FIBRE
NT CEDAR BARK FIBRE
NT MUGIO BARK FIBRE
NT PINE BARK FIBRE
NT WILLOW BARK FIBRE


BARK PAPER NP

PT PAPER


BARKCLOTH
If the name of the specific bark is known, enter that term as well (e.g. ACACIA BARK).

BT BARK
BT TEXTILE
NT TAPA


BARLEY

BT CEREAL


BARNACLE NP

PT BARNACLE SHELL


BARNACLE SHELL

BT CARAPACE
NP BARNACLE


BARYTES NP

PT BARITE


BASALT

RT ANDESITE
RT BASANITE
RT PORPHYRY
BT LAVA


BASANITE

RT ANDESITE
RT BASALT
RT PORPHYRY
BT LAVA


BASSWOOD BARK FIBRE NP

PT BAST


BAST
The term refers to bast fibre.

RT BARK FIBRE
BT FIBRE
NP BASSWOOD BARK FIBRE
NP BASTWOOD BARK FIBRE


BASTWOOD BARK FIBRE NP

PT BAST


BAT BONE

BT MAMMAL BONE
NT FLYING FOX BONE


BAT FUR

BT FUR
NT FLYING FOX FUR


BAT HAIR

BT HAIR
NT FLYING FOX HAIR


BAT TOOTH

BT MAMMAL TOOTH
NT FLYING FOX TOOTH


BAUXITE

RT LATERITE
BT STONE


BEACH GRASS

BT GRASS


BEAK

BT ANIMAL
NT CASSOWARY BEAK
NT HORNBILL BEAK
NT PELICAN BEAK
NT PUFFIN BEAK
NT SPOONBILL BEAK
NT TOUCAN BEAK


BEAN

BT PULSE
NT ALGAROBA BEAN
NT HARICOT BEAN
NT LOCUST BEAN
NT VICIA FABA BEAN


BEAN POD

BT SEED POD


BEAN STEM

BT STEM


BEAN TREE WOOD

BT WOOD


BEAR BONE

BT MAMMAL BONE


BEAR CLAW

BT MAMMAL CLAW


BEAR GRASS

BT GRASS


BEAR HAIR

BT HAIR


BEAR SKIN

BT MAMMAL SKIN
NT BLACK BEAR SKIN
NT GRIZZLY BEAR SKIN
NT POLAR BEAR SKIN


BEAR TISSUE

BT MAMMAL TISSUE


BEAR TOOTH

BT MAMMAL TOOTH
NT POLAR BEAR TOOTH


BEARCAT SKIN

BT MAMMAL SKIN


BEARDED SEAL SKIN TE


BEAVER FUR

RT BEAVER HAIR
BT RODENT FUR


BEAVER HAIR

RT BEAVER FUR


BEAVER SKIN

BT RODENT SKIN


BEAVER TISSUE

BT RODENT TISSUE


BEAVER TOOTH

BT RODENT TOOTH


BEECH WOOD

BT WOOD


BEEFWOOD GUM

BT GUM


BEESWAX

BT ANIMAL PRODUCT
BT WAX


BEET

RT SUGAR
BT PLANT SPECIMEN


BEETLE SHELL

BT CARAPACE


BEETLE TISSUE

BT INSECT TISSUE


BEJUCO
Spanish term for thin-stemmed plants such as rattan, and for a particular twining shrub.

BT PLANT SPECIMEN


BERRY

BT FRUIT
NT COFFEE BERRY
NT LAVIA BERRY


BERYL

BT MINERAL
NT AQUAMARINE
NT EMERALD


BETEL NUT NP
The nut of the areca palm, so misnamed because it is chewed with the betel leaf.

PT ARECA PALM NUT


BIG HORN SHEEP HORN

BT SHEEP HORN


BILIAN WOOD
A Bornean timber.

BT WOOD


BIRCH BARK

BT BARK


BIRCH STEM

BT STEM


BIRCH WOOD

BT WOOD


BIRD BONE

BT BONE
NT ALBATROSS BONE
NT CASSOWARY BONE
NT CHICKEN BONE
NT COCK OF THE ROCK BONE
NT CORMORANT BONE
NT CRANE BONE
NT EAGLE BONE
NT EAGLE HAWK BONE
NT EMU BONE
NT FRIGATE BIRD BONE
NT GREAT AUK BONE
NT HORNBILL BONE
NT IBIS BONE
NT MOA BONE
NT PARROT BONE
NT PELICAN BONE
NT RHEA BONE
NT TURKEY BONE
NT VULTURE BONE


BIRD CLAW

BT CLAW
NT CASSOWARY CLAW
NT EAGLE CLAW
NT HAWK CLAW
NT PUFFIN CLAW
NT VULTURE CLAW


BIRD EGG
Use for the whole egg, or the contents of the shell; for the eggshell, enter BIRD EGGSHELL.

RT BIRD EGGSHELL
BT EGG
NT IBIS EGG
NT OSTRICH EGG


BIRD EGGSHELL

RT BIRD EGG
RT BIRD TISSUE
BT EGGSHELL
NT CASSOWARY EGGSHELL
NT CHICKEN EGGSHELL
NT IBIS EGGSHELL
NT OSTRICH EGGSHELL
NT SWAN EGGSHELL


BIRD OF PARADISE FEATHER

BT FEATHER


BIRD OF PARADISE SKIN

BT BIRD SKIN


BIRD SKIN

BT SKIN
NT BIRD OF PARADISE SKIN
NT CARDINAL BIRD SKIN
NT CASSOWARY SKIN
NT CHICKEN SKIN
NT DUCK SKIN
NT HORNBILL SKIN
NT HUMMING-BIRD SKIN
NT LOON SKIN
NT MACAW SKIN
NT OSTRICH SKIN
NT RHEA SKIN
NT TOUCAN SKIN


BIRD TISSUE

RT BIRD EGGSHELL
BT ANIMAL TISSUE
NT ALBATROSS TISSUE
NT COCK OF THE ROCK TISSUE
NT DUCK TISSUE
NT EAGLE TISSUE
NT EGRET TISSUE
NT FALCON TISSUE
NT GOOSE TISSUE
NT HAWK TISSUE
NT HORNBILL TISSUE
NT HUMMING-BIRD TISSUE
NT IBIS TISSUE
NT OWL TISSUE
NT PARROT TISSUE
NT SWAN TISSUE
NT TOUCAN TISSUE
NT WEAVER BIRD TISSUE


BISON BONE

BT MAMMAL BONE


BISON HOOF

BT HOOF


BISON HORN

BT HORN
NT AMERICAN BISON HORN


BISON SKIN

BT MAMMAL SKIN


BISON WOOL

BT WOOL


BITUMEN

BT HYDROCARBON


BLACK BASALT NP
Enter BLACK BASALT in the Description field, and the Ware field.

PT STONEWARE


BLACK BEAR SKIN

BT BEAR SKIN


BLACK LILY ROOT

BT LILY ROOT


BLACK MAMBA BONE

BT SNAKE BONE


BLACKWOOD

BT WOOD


BLADDER

BT ANIMAL
NT PORPOISE BLADDER
NT SEAL BLADDER
NT TURTLE BLADDER
NT WHALE BLADDER


BLANC DE CHINE

BT PORCELAIN


BLOOD

BT ANIMAL
NT MAMMAL BLOOD


BLOODSTONE

RT HEMATITE
BT QUARTZ
NP HELIOTROPE


BLOODWOOD GUM

BT GUM


BLUE JOHN NP

PT FLUORITE


BLUE MONKEY SKIN

BT MONKEY SKIN


BOAR BONE

BT PIG BONE


BOAR CLAW

BT MAMMAL CLAW


BOAR HAIR

BT PIG HAIR


BOAR HIDE NP

PT BOAR SKIN


BOAR IVORY

RT BOAR TUSK
BT BOAR TOOTH
BT IVORY


BOAR SKIN

BT PIG SKIN
NP BOAR HIDE


BOAR TISSUE

BT PIG TISSUE


BOAR TOOTH

BT PIG TOOTH
NT BOAR IVORY
NT BOAR TUSK


BOAR TUSK

RT BOAR IVORY
BT BOAR TOOTH
BT PIG TUSK


BONE
The form of the bone, eg: 'skull', 'femur', etc. should be entered in the Description field.

BT ANIMAL
NT BIRD BONE
NT FISH BONE
NT MAMMAL BONE
NT REPTILE BONE
NP SKULL


BONITO FISH TISSUE

BT FISH TISSUE


BORASSUS PALM FRUIT

BT PALM FRUIT


BORASSUS PALM LEAF

BT PALM LEAF


BORASSUS PALM STEM

BT PALM STEM


BORAX

BT MINERAL


BOTTLE TREE FIBRE

BT FIBRE


BOWER BIRD FEATHER

BT FEATHER


BOXWOOD

BT WOOD


BRACKEN NP

PT FERN LEAF


BRACKEN ROOT NP

PT FERN ROOT


BRANCH NP

PT WOOD


BRASS
This term often refers to copper alloy.

RT ZINC ALLOY
BT COPPER ALLOY
NT LATTEN


BRAZIL NUT

BT NUT


BRAZIL NUT OIL

BT VEGETAL OIL


BRAZIL WOOD

BT WOOD


BREAD

BT PROCESSED MATERIAL


BREADFRUIT
The term refers to the fruit.

BT FRUIT


BREADFRUIT TREE BARK

BT BARK


BREADFRUIT TREE WOOD

BT WOOD


BRECCIA

RT AGGREGATE
RT CONGLOMERATE
BT STONE


BRICK NP

PT CLAY


BRISTLE NP

PT HAIR


BROCADE

BT TEXTILE


BROMELIA FIBRE

BT ISTLE
NT PINEAPPLE FIBRE
NP BROMELIAD FIBRE


BROMELIAD FIBRE NP

PT BROMELIA FIBRE


BRONZE

BT COPPER ALLOY
NT HIGH TIN BRONZE


BROWN OCHRE

RT IRON ORE
BT OCHRE


BUCKSKIN

RT DEER SKIN
BT MAMMAL SKIN


BUFFALO BONE
Terms referring to Buffalo may have been used incorrectly for the American Bison.

BT MAMMAL BONE


BUFFALO FAT
Terms referring to Buffalo may have been used incorrectly for the American Bison.

BT ANIMAL FAT


BUFFALO FUR
Terms referring to Buffalo may have been used incorrectly for the American Bison.

RT BUFFALO HAIR
BT FUR


BUFFALO HAIR
Terms referring to Buffalo may have been used incorrectly for the American Bison.

RT BUFFALO FUR
BT HAIR


BUFFALO HOOF
Terms referring to Buffalo may have been used incorrectly for the American Bison.

BT HOOF


BUFFALO HORN
The term may also have been used, incorrectly, for the AMERICAN BISON HORN; search under both terms.

BT HORN
NT WATER-BUFFALO HORN


BUFFALO LEATHER
Terms referring to Buffalo may have been used incorrectly for the American Bison.

BT BUFFALO SKIN
BT LEATHER


BUFFALO SKIN
Terms referring to Buffalo may have been used incorrectly for the American Bison. See also records with BISON SKIN.

BT MAMMAL SKIN
NT BUFFALO LEATHER


BUFFALO TISSUE
Terms referring to Buffalo may have been used incorrectly for the American Bison.

BT MAMMAL TISSUE


BUKU TREE FRUIT

BT FRUIT


BULB

BT VEGETAL
NT ONION


BULL SKIN

RT COW SKIN
BT MAMMAL SKIN


BULL TISSUE

RT COW TISSUE
BT MAMMAL TISSUE


BULLOCK HOOF

BT HOOF


BULRUSH

BT PLANT SPECIMEN


BULRUSH LEAF

BT LEAF


BUNDOGA SHELL

BT SHELL


BURI NUT

BT NUT


BURI NUT GUM

BT GUM


BURI PALM

BT PLANT SPECIMEN


BURI PALM FIBRE

BT PALM FIBRE


BURI PALM LEAF

BT PALM LEAF


BURITI FIBRE

BT FIBRE


BURR

BT VEGETAL


BUSHBUCK HORN

BT ANTELOPE HORN


BUSHBUCK SKIN

BT ANTELOPE SKIN


BUSHBUCK TISSUE

BT ANTELOPE TISSUE


BUSHTREE NUT

BT NUT


BUTTER TREE WOOD

BT WOOD


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