Janus: Christy collection of photographs on Africa

RCS/Y304A contains:
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101	Native tapping in Southern Nigeria
102	Effects of tapping on Funtumia elastica, Ashanti, Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana]
103	Effects of tapping on Funtumia elastica, Ashanti, Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana]
104	Effects of tapping, Calabar, Southern Nigeria
105	Effects of tapping, Victoria, Cameroons [i.e. Cameroon]
106	Tapping groovers and pickers
107	Tapping in Uganda
108	Tapping in Uganda
109	The spiral system with the 'Funtumia knife'
110	The spiral system with the 'Funtumia knife'
111	Vertical tapping method, Victoria, Cameroon Mountain
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Christy collection of photographs on Africa

Title	Tapping groovers and pickers
Reference	Y304A/106
Creator	Christy, Cuthbert, 1863-1932
Extent and Medium	Fair condition.

Content and context

73 x 92 mm. A studio photograph showing the 'Funtumia knife' and pricker, and a double instrument which performs both functions.

Further information

This appears as Figure 96 in: Christy, Cuthbert (1911). The African rubber industry and Funtumia elastica ('kickxia'), London: J. Bale, Sons and Danielsson, facing p.193.

Indexed

Index Terms

Africa

Christy, Cuthbert (1863-1932) explorer and zoologist

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