Indigenous boy carrying a Jak Fruit (not a Breadfruit) near Kandy, Ceylon.
Pub. by Associated Screen News Limited, Montreal – Canadian Pacific Cruise.
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Item in photo is a jak fruit not a breadfruit which does not get much larger than a grapefruit. A jak, however can get twice as large as one here.
A lot of info on net about jak.
Thanks Patrick