1. Photo 1180/1(15)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1180/1(15)
- Title:
- 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.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1900
- Extent:
- 1 item