Sneak Peak Inside The Collection
Jamaican Doilies
Doilies are generally made using the inner bark of the Lace bark tree, Kapok fibres from the fruits of the Silk Cotton tree, Banana bark and small ferns or algae.
Grey Nickel seeds (Guilandina bonduc)
The smooth, shiny seeds are used in jewelry-making, particularly for beads, necklaces and earrings. The seeds, which are hard and marble-like, are also ground and used to make medicinal tea to treat fever.
Lignum Vitae (Guaiacum officinale)
Lignum vitae is native to Jamaica, the wider Caribbean and parts of South America. It produces magnificent bluish-purple blooms with yellow anthers. This led to its selection as Jamaica’s national flower.
Lignum Vitae (Guaiacum officinale)
This sample of the Jamaican endemic Auerodendron jamaicense (Turtle Fat) illustrates the tree’s bark and wood characteristics. It was collected in the Portland Ridge, Clarendon, a dry limestone forests within the Portland Bight Protected.