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Ashanti (region)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

Effects of tapping on Funtumia elastica, Ashanti, Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana]

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/102
Scope and Contents

76 x 93 mm. A view showing deep scarring caused by overtapping with African gouges ('a very common sight').

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Item

Effects of tapping on Funtumia elastica, Ashanti, Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana]

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/103
Scope and Contents

77 x 94 mm. A view showing a rubber tree with raised scars along the tapping lines of a tree 'an occasional result of deep excision tapping with native gouge'.

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).