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Object Number
2005.3.72.20
Display Title
Young plantain
Descriptions
Department
Photographic
Date
1932-1933
Artist
Dr. John P. Gillin
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
British Guiana
Additional Geographic Terms
Barama River region
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.7424.2 | Plantains |
Kisangani
| ||
| 2004.24.6857 | Children mashing plantains for supper |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.7424.1 | Plantains |
Kisangani
| ||
| 2004.36.26 | Hat of overlapping plantain leaves |
Hat
|
Manila
| |
| 83-4-30/28457 | Strippings of wild plantain |
Floral
|
Dominica
| |
| 81-5-30/24146 | Roasted plantains |
Floral
|
Suriname
Dutch Guiana | |
| 2004.24.31705 | stone bowl, carved and broken, from Upper Plantain River, 5 miles from La Bodya. |
Honduras
| ||
| 2004.29.11780 | Funnel of palm fronds lined with plantain leaves |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11900 | Bene girl mashing plantains |
Africa
| ||
| 22-2-50/B3626 | Pop-gun wads as used by boys, made of chewed and dried plantain fiber |
Toy
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 48-56-70/3145 | Stone pestle for pounding bread fruit, plantains, or bruising taro |
Pestle
|
Mangaia?
| |
| 2004.36.71 | Hat woven of plantain leaves with bamboo finial |
Hat
|
Luzon
|