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Object Number 998-14-00/1.2.177
Display Title Chari River, site for bathing and gathering water
Descriptions
Object Description Written on album page: "A part of the Shari used for bathing and gathering water by the natives."
Department Photographic
Date 1927-1928
Artist Milton Katz
Culture
  • Central and Equatorial African styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / French Sudan
Africa / Chad
Additional Geographic Terms N'Djamena Fort Lamy
Dimensions Overall: 8.7313 × 11.7475 cm (3 7/16 × 4 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Vivian Katz and Family of Milton Katz
Provenance
Collector Milton Katz (1927-1928)
Intermediary David Warrington
Donor Vivian Katz (5/8/98)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
People bathing and collecting water at Chari River
998-14-00/1.2.178 People bathing and collecting water at Chari River
French Sudan
Chad
People bathing and collecting water at Chari River
998-14-00/1.2.179 People bathing and collecting water at Chari River
Chad
French Sudan
People bathing and collecting water at Chari River
998-14-00/1.2.180 People bathing and collecting water at Chari River
French Sudan
Chad
View across the Chari River
998-14-00/1.2.43 View across the Chari River
Belgian Congo
French soldier's boat on Chari River
998-14-00/1.2.87 French soldier's boat on Chari River
Chad
French soldier's boat on the Chari River
998-14-00/1.2.88 French soldier's boat on the Chari River
Chad
People carrying wood for canoe to Chari River
998-14-00/1.2.38 People carrying wood for canoe to Chari River
Belgian Congo
People carrying wood for canoe to Chari River
998-14-00/1.2.37 People carrying wood for canoe to Chari River
Belgian Congo
Boat on the Chari River
998-14-00/1.2.86 Boat on the Chari River
Chad
View from the bank of the Chari River
998-14-00/1.2.85 View from the bank of the Chari River
Chad
View across the Chari River flats
998-14-00/1.2.44 View across the Chari River flats
Belgian Congo
A person on the Chari River flats
998-14-00/1.2.45 A person on the Chari River flats
Belgian Congo