Title
A Malay woman in a rubber plantation in the Malay Peninsula
Year/Period
Late 19th- early 20th century
Region
Singapore or Malaysia
Dimension
Image size: 8.7 x 13.7 cm
Accession No.
2000-06853
Collection of
Rubber was first introduced in Malaya in 1877. Rubber seedlings were first planted in Kuala Kangsar and before long, rubber plantations started to appear all over Malaya.