Perak (river)
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Elephants bathing in the Perak River, Kuala Kangsar, 1890 - 1925
150 x 113 mm.
[Sir Laurence Nunns Guillemard and the Sultan of Perak, circa ? 1925], 1925
122 x 71 mm. Crossing the Perak near Kuala Kangsar, Lindsay Vears on right. Showing the four elephants and their passengers crossing the Perak River. The Sultan of Perak, Sir Iskander Shah is seated on the elephant at the left, Sir Laurence and Lady Guillemard on the next elephant, an unidentified couple on the third and Lindsay Vears (no further information) on the fourth. Guillemard was Governor of the Straits Settlements 1919-1927.
Tuba fishing, Perak River, 1890 - 1925
149 x 112 mm. A view looking out over the Perak River showing men in canoees with nets. The sap of the root of the creeping plant tuba (dalbergia) is extracted by maceration in water and this, when thrown into the river brings the fish to the surface for netting.