Harvesting the crop : front view of a farmer



Photograph

Information About

A photograph of a Malay woman harvesting the grown rice crops. She is holding a sickle in her hand, sabit in Malay, and gathering the harvest in bundles. Digitized from an album page containing 7 photographs described collectively as "Life in a Paddy field". Part of a compiled album, with a label : "Photographs by R.K. Tyers. Staff Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. Singapore." Title transcribed from album. Date of creation estimated.

Title
Harvesting the crop : front view of a farmer
Artist
Tyers, R. K. (Ray K.), 1919-
Subjects
Heritage and Culture
Language
Type
Photograph
Abstract
Year
1950
Original Publisher(s)
Digital Publisher(s)
National Library Board Singapore
Keywords
Heritage and Culture
Rights Statement
All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.