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ID: 300012335
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300012335

 

Record Type: concept
padouk (wood) (hardwood, <wood by composition or origin>, ... Materials (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Wood of the genus Pterocarpus, native to Africa and Asia. It is typically used for cabinetwork, shipbuilding, flooring, and joinery. The hard and heavy wood is noted for its ability to take a high polish. Varieties used for cabinetwork are usually red or rose color, often variegated with yellow.
 
Terms:
padouk (wood) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
padouk (madera) (Spanish-P,D,U,U)
padauk (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
padoekhout (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
mukwa (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
narra (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  M.MT

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Materials Facet
Materials Facet
Hierarchy of Materials (hierarchy name)
.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of materials (substances)
........ materials (substances) (G)
Hierarchy of <materials by origin>
............ <materials by origin> (G)
Hierarchy of biological material
................ biological material (G)
Hierarchy of plant material
.................... plant material (G)
Hierarchy of <wood and wood by product>
........................ <wood and wood by product> (G)
Hierarchy of wood (plant material)
............................ wood (plant material) (G)
Hierarchy of <wood by composition or origin>
................................ <wood by composition or origin> (G)
Hierarchy of hardwood
.................................... hardwood (G)
Hierarchy of padouk (wood)
........................................ padouk (wood) (G)

Additional Notes:
Dutch ..... Hout van de boom behorende tot het genus Pterocarpus van de vlinderbloemigenfamilie (Leguminosae), inheems in West-Afrika. Het wordt doorgaans gebruikt in de scheepsbouw, voor vloeren en bij schrijnwerk. 
Spanish ..... Madera del árbol perteneciente al género Pterocarpus, de la familia de las leguminosas. Se utiliza típicamente para fabricación de barcos, pisos y ebanistería. 

Related concepts:
derived/made from ....  Pterocarpus (genus)
................................  (Fabaceae (family), Fabales (order), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300343856]

Sources and Contributors:
mukwa (wood)............  [VP]
.......................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
narra (wood)............  [VP]
.......................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
padauk (wood)............  [VP]
..........................  Bramwell, The International Book of Wood (1982) 253
padoekhout............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred]
.......................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......................  Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
.......................  Wiselius, Houtvademecum (1990)
padouk (wood)............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred, GCI Preferred, VP Preferred]
..........................  AATA database (2002-) 126932 checked 26 January 2012
..........................  Brady and Clauser, Materials Handbook (1977) 416
..........................  Guía del Coleccionista de Antigüedades (2001) 374
..........................  Mayer, Materiales y técnicas del arte, 1985 566
..........................  National Museum of American Art, Media Thesaurus (1980s)
 
Subject: .....  [CDBP-SNPC, GCI, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  AATA database (2002-) 126932 checked 26 January 2012
............  Kirk, American Furniture and the British Tradtion (1982) Padoukwood
............  Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
............  Watson, History of Furniture (1976) Padouk wood
............  Wiselius, Houtvademecum (1990)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Bramwell, The International Book of Wood (1982) 253
.......... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)
.......... Wiselius, Houtvademecum (1990)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC, VP]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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