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Object Number
972-32-00/1.11
Display Title
Men preparing a fishing net
Descriptions
Object Description
Printed on Board: "Men preparing a net. Fishing / is often done cooperatively. / Ailigandi"
Department
Photographic
Date
1971
Artist
Elizabeth Katz
Artist
Norbert Sperlich
Culture
- Cuna
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Panama
/
San Blas Islands
/
<County>
/
Aligandi
Dimensions
Overall: 8.89 × 11.43 cm (3 1/2 × 4 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Elizabeth Katz
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 972-32-00/1.10 | Woman preparing a drink of cooked mashed bananas and cocoa |
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| 972-32-00/1.9 | Man in hat basket weaving |
Aligandi
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| 972-32-00/1.42 | Wooden dolls (uchus) used by medicine men for curing |
Aligandi
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| 972-32-00/1.38 | Young girl, secluded in hut (left), for whom the fiesta is given has her hair cut |
Aligandi
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| 972-32-00/1.43 | Child painted with juice from the Genipa tree |
Aligandi
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| 972-32-00/1.21 | Man drilling holes in gourd to make a strainer |
Aligandi
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| 972-32-00/1.23 | Leaves with designs made by fungus |
Aligandi
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| 972-32-00/1.13 | Dancers and musicians |
Aligandi
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| 972-32-00/1.14 | Dancers and musicians, one with albinism |
Aligandi
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| 972-32-00/1.18 | Kantules, with flutes and rattles, singing during chicha fiesta |
Aligandi
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| 972-32-00/1.16 | Woman putting on beads, child (left) has painted nose and forehead |
Aligandi
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| 972-32-00/1.25 | Preparations for the chicha fiesta, sugar cane press |
Aligandi
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