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Areca nut palms, Zanzibar, 1900 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3047A/21

Scope and Contents

148 x 202 mm. A view showing a woodland path and a small plantation of areca palms with their characteristically straight trunks : 'The nut is sliced, and rolled up in the aforesaid betel nut, with a little slaked lime, a small piece of red colouring matter (katu) and sometimes a piece of tobacco. The 'quid' is then ready for chewing.' (Pearce 1920).

Dates

  • Creation: 1900 - 1910

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

Existence and Location of Copies

CN 2610.

Bibliography

More details of the areca nut palms in Zanzibar can be found in : Pearce, Francis Barrow (1920), Zanzibar : the island metropolis of eastern Africa, London : T.F. Unwin, p. 159.

General

GD.

Date information

DateText: The date is approximate..

Finding aid date

2002-11-18 11:26:31+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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