Black Dyed Tampico Fibers Brush Making Material

Ixtle, also known by the trade name Tampico fiber, is a stiff plant fiber obtained from a number of Mexican plants, chiefly species of Agave and Yucca.[1] The principal source is Agave lechuguilla, the dominant Agave species in the Chihuahuan Desert.[2] Ixtle is the common name (or part of the common name) of the plants producing the fiber.[3] Ixtle is also the common name of a species of bromeliad, Aechmea magdalenae, grown in southern Mexico for its silky fibers.[4]

Ixtle fiber is used as a substitute for animal bristles in the manufacture of brushes, cords, and lariats.[1] Wrapped with thread, parallel bundles of fiber were used as the boning in corsets.

Each bundle weighs 1 lb and is about 9” to 10” long.

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