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People sitting under and next to a bark cloth shelter
People sitting under and next to a bark cloth shelter
Object Number 36-56-50/13186.1.17
Display Title People sitting under and next to a bark cloth shelter
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "36-56 / Barotseland. S. Africa Rhodesia / Bark cloth shelter. / Purchased from Mrs. M. C. Hubbard"
Department Photographic
Date 1935
Artist Margaret Carson Hubbard
Culture
  • Southern African peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zimbabwe / <State> / <County> / Barotseland
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 6.6675 × 9.525 cm (2 5/8 × 3 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Seller Donated by Margaret Carson Hubbard

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