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Object Number
36-56-50/13186.1.14
Display Title
Working on skins
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "36-56 / Barotseland. S. Africa Rhodesia / Working on skins for / which Barotse are famous. / right sewing on Kaross in our / collection. / Purchased from Mrs. M. C. Hubbard"
Department
Photographic
Date
1935
Artist
Margaret Carson Hubbard
Culture
- Southern African peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Zimbabwe
/
<State>
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<County>
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Barotseland
Dimensions
Overall: 7.9375 × 10.16 cm (3 1/8 × 4 in.)
Provenance
Seller
Donated by
Margaret Carson Hubbard
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-56-50/13186.1.13 | Group working on skins, man in foreground sewing kaross |
Barotseland
| ||
| 36-56-50/13186.1.23 | Village |
Barotseland
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| 36-56-50/13186.1.15 | Man scraping skin |
Barotseland
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| 36-56-50/13186.1.21 | Working a hoe |
Barotseland
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| 36-56-50/13186.1.19 | Iron-working |
Barotseland
| ||
| 36-56-50/13186.1.18 | Iron-working tools |
Barotseland
| ||
| 36-56-50/13186.1.34 | Men spearing fish |
Barotseland
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| 36-56-50/13186.1.9 | Man taking snuff |
Barotseland
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| 36-56-50/13186.1.8 | People in front of hut |
Barotseland
| ||
| 36-56-50/13186.1.11 | Woman with water pipe |
Barotseland
| ||
| 36-56-50/13186.1.10 | Man travelling with belongings |
Barotseland
| ||
| 36-56-50/13186.1.12 | Person on boat |
Barotseland
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