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Object Number
2004.24.14173
Display Title
Wild mango nut kernels mashed and cooked for gravy stock
Descriptions
Object Description
Wild mango nut kernels mashed and cooked for gravy stock (they harden when cooked and the lump is scraped for stock as needed). West Africa: Cameroon. Taken by George Schwab, 1934-1935. Acc. No. 35-31. Bantu - Basa. 3 x 4
Keywords
- Field
- Household
- Ethnographic
Subject
- Gravy
- Mash
- Mango
- Kernel
- Stock
- Wild
- cooking
Department
Photographic
Date
1934-1935
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Basa
- Bantu speaking peoples
- Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)
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