Battak women pounding rice, 1880 - 1889
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 10/15
Scope and Contents
354 x 267 mm. Showing a group of Battak women posed on a wooden platform, some holding the wooden poles used for pounding the rice, others with shallow baskets used for winnowing.
Dates
- Creation: 1880 - 1889
Creator
- From the Fonds: British, Association of Malaysia and Singapore (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
From the Fonds:
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Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Good condition apart from slight fading at edges.
Bibliography
Reproduced in: The Queens Empire. A pictorial and descriptive record, etc. (1897-1899), London : Cassell and Co., v. 1, p. 85 above the erroneous title Rice-dressing in the Straits Settlements.
General
PJ.
Date information
DateText: The date is approximate..
Finding aid date
2002-06-05 09:22:28+00:00
Repository Details
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