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Family, man with two wives and two children
Family, man with two wives and two children
Object Number 2004.24.7465
Display Title Family, man with two wives and two children
Descriptions
Object Description Africa, Mondo near Faradje. Man, 2 wives and children. Includes print.
Subject
  • Man
  • Woman
  • Rural
  • Ethnographic
  • Child
  • Hut
Department Photographic
Date 1929
Artist Patrick T. L. Putnam
Culture
  • Central Sudanic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Additional Geographic Terms Faradje, near; Mondo
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)

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Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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Gautscha
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Nyae Nyae Conservancy
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