A Gambier and pepper plantation

Title
A Gambier and pepper plantation
Year/Period
c. 1900
Region
Singapore
Object Type
positives (photographs), photographic prints
Material
photographic paper, ink
Technique
photographic processes, photographic printing techniques
Dimension
Object size: L29.2 x W21.2
Accession No.
1993-00292
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

This black and white photograph portrays a scene of a Gambier and pepper plantation with two European men wearing white suits with matching hats. Gambier (Uncaria gambir) plants in this picture have been planted to accommodate the pepper plant that naturally entwines around Gambier. In 1819 the idea of a Gambier plantation was started and proved to be a success for Singapore. Gambier in the past had been used for tanning purposes as well as a natural dye.