Mr. Harold Norton's farm 'Clifton', in the Grahamstown district

Title: Mr. Harold Norton's farm 'Clifton', in the Grahamstown district
Creator: Skead, C. J. (Cuthbert John)See all items with this value
Date: 1905-05-17
Description: The 'thatch' is made from the stems of Spekboom trees, Portulacaria afra. The dried stems are beaten with stones to flatten them, and are then packed on top of each other to form the thatch. There is no grassy thatching material in this dry Fish River area. No wonder the Spekboom is been destroyed so quickly.
Subject/s: Portulacaria afra -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape; Plants -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape; Thatched roofs -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
Date Copyrighted: 1905-05-17
Type: still image
Extent: 1 photograph
Format: jpg
Archive: Cory Library for Humanities Research
Rights: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1014004