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Object Number
2005.3.78.23
Display Title
Cleaning a bush turtle
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005.3.78.22 | Opening bush turtle preparatory to cooking it. Shells are split apart with cutlass. |
British Guiana
| ||
| 2005.3.78.21 | Turtle trussed with bush rope |
British Guiana
| ||
| 2004.24.15684 | Site I after cleaning of rocks, from South |
Site 1
| ||
| 2004.24.15683 | Site I after cleaning of rocks, from South |
Site 1
| ||
| 2005.3.77.30 | Calabash Bush called Shi'Iyongkwa'Imyako Epu. |
British Guiana
| ||
| 2005.3.73.19 | Tying korial to bank for the night with bush rope |
British Guiana
| ||
| 2005.3.102.32 | Rio Napo at low water showing mud flats where one finds turtle eggs. |
Ecuador
| ||
| 2005.3.102.33 | Rio Napo at low water showing mud flats where one finds turtle eggs. |
Ecuador
| ||
| 2005.3.102.27 | Giant turtle |
Ecuador
| ||
| 2005.3.105.5 | Digging turtle eggs from a nest in the sand |
Pastaza
| ||
| 2005.3.105.6 | Digging turtle eggs from a nest in the sand |
Pastaza
| ||
| 2005.3.105.4 | Digging turtle eggs from a nest in the sand |
Pastaza
|