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Woman standing and holding a large bag or garment
Woman standing and holding a large bag or garment
Object Number 2004.29.12087
Display Title Woman standing and holding a large bag or garment
Descriptions
Object Description Written in ink on board: "Masai / Nilotic-Hamitic / (Bari-Suk-Masai Group) / A. Agassiz Collection / Mus. Comp. Zool. June, 1914."; printed on photograph: "Maasai woman"; written in pencil on board: "Kenya - A. Malcolm 7/96"
Department Photographic
Date 1908
Culture
  • Maasai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials Gelatin Printing-out paper adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 13.97 × 10.16 cm (5 1/2 × 4 in.)
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz
Donor Donated by Museum of Comparative Zoology

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