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Object Number
2004.24.8565
Display Title
The laundry at Jensu
Descriptions
Object Description
Kpelle, the laundry at Jensen. Liberia, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30. See: PM Papers, vol. XXXI, fig. 42, c.
Subject
- Water
- Rural
- Bucket
- Cleaning
- River
- Laundry
- Wash
- Child
- Woman
- Ethnographic
Department
Photographic
Date
1929
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Kpelle
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Liberia
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<State>
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<County>
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<City>
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Jensu
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.8564 | Kpelle female Debtor in stocks at Jensu |
Jensu
| ||
|
Media Restricted
| 2004.24.8569 | Woman with dark tattooing and scarification on chest, face and abdomen |
Jensu
| ||
| 2004.24.8570 | Woman carding cotton |
Jensu
| ||
| 2004.24.8568 | Woman sewing fishing net |
Jensu
| ||
| 2004.24.8551 | Town laundry |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8562 | Kpelle people seeing expedition depart |
Galai
| ||
| 2004.24.8592 | Man standing in pants and shirt in front of hut, front view |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8579 | Local chiefs from near Miama |
Miama
| ||
| 2004.24.8577 | Hanging protective medicine in hut |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8573 | Woman with body scarification, carrying child with matted hair and cowry shells |
Jensu
| ||
| 2004.24.8572 | Boys just out from Poro bush school |
Jensu
| ||
| 2004.24.8590 | Kpele man, Subject number 17 |
Liberia
|