Collecting the juice of the upas tree, 1900
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/20
Scope and Contents
104 x 149 mm (vignetted oval print). Showing a Kenyah man collecting sap from the upas or ipoh tree (Antiaris toxicaria). This runs from cuts made in the tree collected in a bamboo cup, a similar operation to rubber tapping.
Dates
- Creation: 1900
Creator
- From the Fonds: Shelford, Robert Walter Campbell, 1872-1912 (naturalist) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Hose, Charles, 1863-1929 (civil servant) (Person)
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Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2017-11-09 10:18:46+00:00
Includes index.
Geographic
Repository Details
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