A Traveller's Palm

Title
A Traveller's Palm
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Image size: 13.8 x 8.8 cm
Accession No.
2000-06792
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

The traveller's palm is a species of the banana family from Madagascar. Its name was inspired by how the base of its leaves supposedly collected rainwater that thirsty travellers could drink.

 

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