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EBL (possibly Eleanor B. Lothrop) standing next to balsa logs before Balseria Ceremony
EBL (possibly Eleanor B. Lothrop) standing next to balsa logs before Balseria Ceremony
Object Number 2004.1.398.22
Display Title EBL (possibly Eleanor B. Lothrop) standing next to balsa logs before Balseria Ceremony
Descriptions
Object Description From photograph album of views from S. K. Lothrop's expedition to Panama and his work with the Guaymi Indians, page 11; Written on Album: "EBL + balsa logs before ceremony. Indians said / they would beat her if she touched logs"
Department Photographic
Date 1948 - 1953
Artist Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
Culture
  • Guaymí
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Panama
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paper in Album
Dimensions Overall: 12.065 × 17.145 cm (4 3/4 × 6 3/4 in.)

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