1. Photo 188/6(27)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 188/6(27)
- Title:
- A third resin, used as a torch is 'Lápi-da', a bundle of which is shown...The shape of the bundle [somewhat like a handbad with a long handle] should be noted. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
- Scope & Content:
- Genre: Ethnographical Photography Caption continues: ''Lápi-da' is really the decayed wood of the dipterocarpus loevis impregnated with resinous oil, and lumps of this decayed wood are used as torches for dances, being dotted about on the ground.' Subjects = Andamanese (ethnic group); ethnic ...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1890s
- Extent:
- 1 item