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Separating wings and bodies of termites
Separating wings and bodies of termites
Object Number 2004.24.8647
Display Title Separating wings and bodies of termites
Descriptions
Object Description Separating wings and bodies of termites. Gio, Mende stock. George Schwab, 1929-30. See: PM Papers, vol. XXXI, fig. 58, a.
Subject
  • Termite
  • Wing
  • Basket
  • Rural
  • Ethnographic
  • Food Preparation
  • Mat
Department Photographic
Date 1929
Artist George Schwab
Culture
  • Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)

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