A, B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z [Introduction]
BABICHE
Rawhide strips used in hunting bags,
for example.
BALEEN
See also IVORY - although not the same
material as baleen or whalebone, the terms have not always been applied
correctly.
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
BARKCLOTH
If the name of the specific bark is
known, enter that term as well (e.g. ACACIA BARK).
RT ANDESITE
RT BASANITE
RT PORPHYRY
BT LAVA
RT ANDESITE
RT BASALT
RT PORPHYRY
BT LAVA
BAST
The term refers to bast fibre.
RT BARK FIBRE
BT FIBRE
NP BASSWOOD BARK FIBRE
NP BASTWOOD BARK FIBRE
BT MAMMAL BONE
NT FLYING FOX BONE
BT MAMMAL TOOTH
NT FLYING FOX TOOTH
BT ANIMAL
NT CASSOWARY BEAK
NT HORNBILL BEAK
NT PELICAN BEAK
NT PUFFIN BEAK
NT SPOONBILL BEAK
NT TOUCAN BEAK
BT PULSE
NT ALGAROBA BEAN
NT HARICOT BEAN
NT LOCUST BEAN
NT VICIA FABA BEAN
BT MAMMAL SKIN
NT BLACK BEAR SKIN
NT GRIZZLY BEAR SKIN
NT POLAR BEAR SKIN
BT MAMMAL TOOTH
NT POLAR BEAR TOOTH
BEJUCO
Spanish term for thin-stemmed plants
such as rattan, and for a particular twining shrub.
BT FRUIT
NT COFFEE BERRY
NT LAVIA BERRY
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.
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
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
RT BIRD EGG
RT BIRD TISSUE
BT EGGSHELL
NT CASSOWARY EGGSHELL
NT CHICKEN EGGSHELL
NT IBIS EGGSHELL
NT OSTRICH EGGSHELL
NT SWAN EGGSHELL
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
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
BLACK BASALT NP
Enter BLACK BASALT in the
Description field, and the Ware field.
BT ANIMAL
NT PORPOISE BLADDER
NT SEAL BLADDER
NT TURTLE BLADDER
NT WHALE BLADDER
RT HEMATITE
BT QUARTZ
NP HELIOTROPE
RT BOAR TUSK
BT BOAR TOOTH
BT IVORY
BT PIG TOOTH
NT BOAR IVORY
NT 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
BRASS
This term often refers to copper alloy.
RT ZINC ALLOY
BT COPPER ALLOY
NT LATTEN
BREADFRUIT
The term refers to the fruit.
RT AGGREGATE
RT CONGLOMERATE
BT STONE
BT ISTLE
NT PINEAPPLE FIBRE
NP BROMELIAD FIBRE
BT COPPER ALLOY
NT HIGH TIN BRONZE
BUFFALO BONE
Terms referring to Buffalo may
have been used incorrectly for the American Bison.
BUFFALO FAT
Terms referring to Buffalo may
have been used incorrectly for the American Bison.
BUFFALO FUR
Terms referring to Buffalo may
have been used incorrectly for the American Bison.
BUFFALO HAIR
Terms referring to Buffalo may
have been used incorrectly for the American Bison.
BUFFALO HOOF
Terms referring to Buffalo may
have been used incorrectly for the American Bison.
BUFFALO HORN
The term may also have been
used, incorrectly, for the AMERICAN BISON HORN; search under both terms.
BUFFALO LEATHER
Terms referring to Buffalo
may have been used incorrectly for the American Bison.
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.
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