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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
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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| 46-40-50/13180.1.15 | Children and adults outside of building |
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| 49-42-50/13179.1.2 | Small stone figurine "Venus" |
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| 46-40-50/13180.1.11 | Women at the fountain |
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| 46-40-50/13180.1.12 | Interior of a house |
Kabylia
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| 49-42-50/13179.1.1 | Small stone figurine "Venus" |
Algeria
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| 46-40-50/13180.1.6 | Woman carrying water |
Kabylia
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| 46-40-50/13180.1.7 | Woman carrying large vessel, with dog in background |
Kabylia
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| 46-40-50/13180.1.8 | Woman at the fountain |
Kabylia
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| 46-40-50/13180.1.9 | Women at the fountain |
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| 46-40-50/13180.1.13 | Interior of a house |
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| 46-40-50/13180.1.16 | People on a road |
Kabylia
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