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Object Number
2004.29.12120
Display Title
Blacksmith making a sword
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Wakikuyu / Bantu / Kikuyu (Bantu) Uganda. / A. Agassiz Collection. / Mus. Comp. Zool., June. 1914."; printed on photograph: "Kikuyu blacksmith making a sword / H. Binks Nairobi. Copyright."
Department
Photographic
Date
1908
Artist
H. K. Binks
Culture
- Kikuyu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Dimensions
Overall: 10.795 × 15.24 cm (4 1/4 × 6 in.)
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
Donor
Donated by
Museum of Comparative Zoology
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.12118 | Blacksmith making a sword |
Uganda
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| 2004.29.12128 | Group extracting sugarcane juice for beer-making |
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| 2004.29.12126 | Man extracting sugarcane juice for beer-making |
Uganda
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Uganda
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| 2004.29.12122 | Group dancing |
Uganda
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| 2004.29.12125 | Woman carrying child and load of firewood |
Uganda
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| 2004.29.12124 | Woman carrying child and load of firewood |
Uganda
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| 2004.29.12119 | Woman grinding grain |
Uganda
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| 2004.29.12121 | Woman grinding grain |
Uganda
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| 2004.29.12127 | Warriors |
Uganda
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| 2004.29.12132 | Two women husking corn |
Uganda
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