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ID: 300395628
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300395628

 

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

 

Note: Dense, dark-colored wood obtained from the Millettia laurentii trees native to tropical regions of Africa.
 
Terms:
wenge (wood) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
wengé (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
wengéhout (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,N)

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 wenge (wood)
........................................ wenge (wood) (P,U)

Additional Notes:
Dutch ..... Wengé is een tropische houtsoort, zeer donker van kleur en met een zeer herkenbaare tekening, nl. een duidelijk patrijspatroon. Het hout is zwaar en hard en dus geschikt voor vloeren en trappen. 

Related concepts:
derived/made from ....  Millettia laurentii (species)
................................  (Millettia (genus), Fabaceae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300400463]

Sources and Contributors:
wengé (wood)............  [VP]
.......................  Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
wenge (wood)............  [RKD, AAT-Ned, VP Preferred]
.......................  Baker, Mark (2004). Wood for Woodturners. Sussex: Guild of Master Craftsmen Publications
.......................  MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
.......................  Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
wengéhout............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP]
....................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
....................  Am-MovE thesaurus
....................  Van Dale Online Woordenboek (2014-)
 
Subject: .....  [RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  AAT-Ned (1994-)
 
Note:
English .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
.......... Baker, Mark (2004). Wood for Woodturners. Sussex: Guild of Master Craftsmen Publications
.......... MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... Am-MovE thesaurus
.......... Van Dale Online Woordenboek (2014-)

 

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