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Coir fiber, used to make ropes and rugs, is one of the many uses the Indians have found for the coconut.

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita. No usage authorized without prior written permission.

Photo size: 19.5 Mpixels (55.9 MB uncompressed) - 5416x3607 pixels (18.1x12 in / 45.9x30.5 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: coconuts, coir fiber, India, page 348, page 348-349, ropes, rugs, Silk Road, Zheng He book

Published in: Zheng He, India, China's Great Armada

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