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Ngobe-Bugle throwing sharpened balsa poles at opponents' ankles, next to Cricamola River, during Balseria
Ngobe-Bugle throwing sharpened balsa poles at opponents' ankles, next to Cricamola River, during Balseria
Object Number 2004.1.398.36
Display Title Ngobe-Bugle throwing sharpened balsa poles at opponents' ankles, next to Cricamola River, during Balseria
Descriptions
Object Description From photograph album of views from S. K. Lothrop's expedition to Panama and his work with the Guaymi Indians, page 18
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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