Title
Workers sieving through tapioca flour and pearls at Trafalgar Estate
Year/Period
c. 1880
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Image size: 26.5 x 36 cm
Accession No.
1991-00808
Collection of
Before rubber trees dominated most of the available agricultural land, tapioca was widely cultivated during the late 19th century. The crop was particularly popular among Chinese farmers and was one of the mainstays at Trafalgar Estate in Seletar, where some 400 hectares were dedicated to the cultivation of tapioca in 1880.
