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Making a spearhead : Somali of the Tomal Tribe, 1908

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 8/1078

Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate (landscape format). (The only tribe doing any craft work). The bellows is of two sheepskins, blowing into an Oryx horn spout. (Fisher).

Dates

  • Creation: 1908

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Blurred and technically poor.

Bibliography

Supplementary notes by Fisher.

General

GD.

Finding aid date

2002-08-29 14:32:06+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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