An account of Malaya’s third largest industry. The coconut palm is grown as a crop mainly for the extraction of oil from its nut, but it is put to a variety of other uses, ranging from rope-making from its fibre to the carving of ornamental containers from the shell.
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ACMI Identifier
008689
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Coconut industry
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Malaysia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)