Woman Tapping a Rubber Tree [Malaysia?], 1870s-1930s
Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2607
Scope and Contents
Photograph of a woman in traditional dress using a knife to cut into a tree to tap for rubber, which is caught in a cup at the base in a forest in [Malaysia?] in the early 20th century.
Dates
- Creation: 1870s-1930s
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 slide 83mm by 83mm
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Extent
From the Fonds: 50 boxes
From the Fonds: 3465 Photographic Slides
Physical Description
1 slide 83mm by 83mm
Dimensions
83mm by 83mm
Archivist's Note
Catalogued by Kristy Davis as part of Towards Dolly Project, 2012-2013
Creator
- From the Fonds: Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Wallace, Robert, Professor, 1853-1939 (professor of agriculture and rural economy) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk