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Raffia carrying bag in process of manufacture
Raffia carrying bag in process of manufacture
Object Number 2004.24.17217
Display Title Raffia carrying bag in process of manufacture
Descriptions
Object Description Raffia carrying bag in process of manufacture. Cat. No.: B/4817. Reprod.: PM Papers, vol. XXXI, fig. 50, a.
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Studio
  • Household
Subject
  • Raffia
  • Process
  • Manufactured
  • Construction
  • Bag
Department Photographic
Date 1944
Artist Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
  • Kpelle
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)

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