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Young girl, secluded in hut (left), for whom the fiesta is given has her hair cut
Young girl, secluded in hut (left), for whom the fiesta is given has her hair cut
Object Number 972-32-00/1.38
Display Title Young girl, secluded in hut (left), for whom the fiesta is given has her hair cut
Descriptions
Object Description Printed on Board: "Chicha fiesta in Ailigandi: the / young girl for whom the fiesta is / given is kept secluded in the hut / on the left. Here the girl's hair / is cut. In the center is the large / chicha house where the singing, / dancing, smoking and drinking take / place. Food is prepared and eaten / in the house to the right. / Ailigandi"
Department Photographic
Date 1971
Artist Norbert Sperlich
Artist Elizabeth Katz
Culture
  • Cuna
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Panama / San Blas Islands / <County> / Aligandi
Materials Print, color adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 × 12.7 cm (3 1/2 × 5 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Elizabeth Katz

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