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Three raftsmen with a "balsa"
Object Number 2004.29.10093
Display Title Three raftsmen with a "balsa"
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Colorado / Ecuador / San Miguel / (L) 3 raftsmen with a "balsa" (50 legs of balsa-wood from the district of Porto de Ila on the way to the coast. Rio Palanque also called rio Balsa, as people say. Behind the raft a canoe may be seen. [sic]. Foto taken by Dr. Juan Lestrel."
Subject
  • People
Department Photographic
Artist Dr. Juan Lestrel
Culture
  • Ecuadorian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Ecuador
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 8.255 × 11.1125 cm (3 1/4 × 4 3/8 in.)

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