1. Photo 188/5(3)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 188/5(3)
- Title:
- Rope making [in the Andaman Islands]. The strongest rope used by the Andamanese, (and it possesses very considerable strength), is made from strips taken of the inside of the bark of the 'Alaba-da' tree (Melochia velutina)...shown in the picture. Photographer: Portman, Maurice Vidal
- Scope & Content:
- Genre: Ethnographical Photography General view of tree on the sea-shore. The letterpress continues with a long description of the uses to which the rope is put and various customs (such as not using it for catching turtle) associated with it.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1890-1893
- Extent:
- 1 item