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Object Number
2004.24.8568
Display Title
Woman sewing fishing net
Descriptions
Object Description
Kpelle - woman making a fishnet Jensu. Liberia, Cameroon [Africa not Cameroon?]. George Schwab, 1929-30. See: PM Papers, vol. XXXI, fig. 46, d.
Subject
- Village
- Mat
- Woman
- Man
- Ethnographic
- Net
- Fishing
- Rural
- Sew
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Media Restricted
| 2004.24.8569 | Woman with dark tattooing and scarification on chest, face and abdomen |
Jensu
| ||
| 2004.24.8570 | Woman carding cotton |
Jensu
| ||
| 2004.24.8564 | Kpelle female Debtor in stocks at Jensu |
Jensu
| ||
| 2004.24.8565 | The laundry at Jensu |
Jensu
| ||
| 2004.24.8776 | No. 1 Woman - Lateral view |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8573 | Woman with body scarification, carrying child with matted hair and cowry shells |
Jensu
| ||
| 2004.24.8779 | No. 3 Woman - front view |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8775 | No. 1 Woman - Front view |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8512 | Man constructing a fishing net |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8579 | Local chiefs from near Miama |
Miama
| ||
| 2004.24.8572 | Boys just out from Poro bush school |
Jensu
| ||
| 2004.24.8993 | No. 5 woman measured - lateral view |
Liberia
|