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Object Number
2004.24.6691
Display Title
Woman cutting nuts from bunches in preparation for extracting oil
Descriptions
Object Description
Making palm oil cutting nuts from bunches. Africa - Basa tribe - Bantu
Keywords
- Manufacture and General Utility
- Field
- Ethnographic
Subject
- Field
- Mortar
Department
Photographic
Date
1922
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Basa
- Bantu speaking peoples
- Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 6.35 x 11.43 cm (2 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
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| 22-2-50/B3596 | Chisel used for cutting down bunches of palm nuts, instead of machete+ |
Chisel
|
Cameroon
| |
| 2004.24.14170 | Cooking oil palm nuts for palm oil |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.6689B | Individuals pressing palm nuts to extract the palm oil |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.6689A | Two individuals pressing palm nuts to extract the palm oil |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.14158 | Drying oil palm nuts |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.6690 | Making Palm oil |
Cameroon
| ||
| 35-31-50/1342 | Oil palm nuts |
Nut
|
Cameroon
| |
| 2004.24.8629 | Sifting out termites wings from bodies |
Liberia
| ||
| 22-2-50/B3050 | Divining objects, nuts of the oil palm daeis guineenses |
Nut
|
Cameroon
| |
| 2003.1.207 | 2 very small bunches dyed horsehair |
Ornament
| ||
| 05-7-10/64516 | Bunches dark feathers stuck through the net and hair |
Headwear
Raw Material |
Calaveras County
| |
| 2004.24.6835B.1 | Two boys carrying a bunch of palm nuts |
Cameroon
|