Woman cutting nuts from bunches in preparation for extracting oil

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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

Field
Ethnographic
Manufacture and General Utility

Subject

Field
Mortar

Department Photographic

Date 1922

Artist George Schwab

Culture

Bantu speaking peoples
Basa
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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2004.24.6689B	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
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06-5-10/65784.6	Feather bunches	Headband	Lake County
06-5-10/65784.5	Feather bunches	Headband	Lake County
06-5-10/65784.4	Feather bunches	Headband	Lake County

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