Retting jute. Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann.
Scope & Content:
Showing a worker, standing waist-deep in the water, in the process of retting bundles of jute. Retting involves moistening and softening the jute to promote bacterial action, in order to facilitate separation of the fibres from the woody tissue by beating.
Drumming jute (laying the drum). Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann.
Scope & Content:
View showing two workers demonstrating the procedure of arranging the jute fibre into drums (the whole process through to the finished drum is illustrated in prints 21-25).
Drumming jute (the first roll). Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann.
Scope & Content:
Showing two workers demonstrating the stages of binding up the jute fibre into drums (the whole process up to the finished bale is shown in prints 21-25).
Drumming jute (the last roll). Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann.
Scope & Content:
Showing two workers demonstrating the stages of binding up the jute fibre into drums (the whole process up to the finished bale is shown in prints 21-25).