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Drying Sisal on a Plantation in the Tanga District. - Sisal fibre is produced from the plant Agave sisalana and is used mainly for the manufacture of rope and binder twine. In 1923 it was the premier export crop of Tanganyika and this export was valued at £367,228.
TANGANYIKA TERRITORY. DRYING SISAL FIBRE ON A PLANTATION. IN THE TANGA DISTRICT
Drying Sisal on a Plantation in the Tanga District. - Sisal fibre is produced from the plant Agave sisalana and is used mainly for the manufacture of rope and binder twine. In 1923 it was the premier export crop of Tanganyika and this export was valued at £367,228.
African
Medium/Technique
Photogravure on card stock
Dimensions
Horizontal: Overall: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2012.5637
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Africa and Oceania, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint
Copyright, Tanganyika Government.
Printed in England.
Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., London.
Copyright, Tanganyika Government.
Printed in England.
Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., London.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2012, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 25, 2012)