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photographic print
(black and white)
Object Type
photographic print
(black and white)
Museum number
Af,B44.4
Title
Object:
Female Sierra Leone
Description
Sierra Leone, Limba or Karanko adult female, standing next to bundles of dried elephant grass. Two huts and bushes at the back of her. Medium: Gelatin silver print.
Producer name
Photographed by:
Caborne
Production date
1880-1950
(?)
Production place
Made in:
Lengekoro
(?)
Materials
paper
Technique
photographic process
Dimensions
Length:
6.70 centimetres
Width:
8.30 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Grass for roofing. Geography: Lengekoro not identified in sources.
Location
Not on display
Subjects
hut/thatched building
Associated ethnic name
Representation of:
Koranko
Representation of:
Lemba
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Af,B44.4