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Enslaved Foulah person in Mandingo territory
Enslaved Foulah person in Mandingo territory
Object Number 2004.24.5308
Display Title Enslaved Foulah person in Mandingo territory
Descriptions
Object Description The thread is spun by hand by women. Men, usually [enslaved], do all the weaving.
Subject
  • Landscape
  • Man
Department Photographic
Date 1914
Artist Dr. S. B. Wolbach
Culture
  • Fulani
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Gambia
Additional Geographic Terms Gambia River
Materials Negative, nitrate

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