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Zab el Madjab
Object Number 60-42-50/13190.1.1
Display Title Zab el Madjab
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written on board: "Algeria / 60-42"; printed on photograph: "Zab el Madjab. (Algerian.) / Barbary is the general title given to the northern part of Africa. The Barbary States comprise Morocco, Algeria, Tunis and Tripoli. Algeria, as will be seen by / reference to the portrait of Salina the dancer, contains numerous native races, of the [offensive term] types from the southern confines being illustrated by this portrait of Zab / el Madjab, who is a powerfully built man standing six feet and six inches high. He is a follower of Islam, and with his co-religionists from this far away land attracted / much attention at Chicago. The climate of Algeria varies considerably in different parts : in the northern portion it resembles that of Spain; while in the Sahara the heat /" (continued under remarks)
Department Photographic
Date 1894
Culture
  • North Africa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Algeria
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 34.9251 × 24.765 cm (13 3/4 × 9 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Department of Anthropology, Harvard University

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