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Field Work on both Sides of the Benue River, Northern Region (Nigeria): Young Tiv Man Playing Raft Zither, Typical Instrument of the Plateau Region

Object Details

Creator
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972
Date
1951
Extent
1 Item (photographic negative , b&w, 35mm.)
Type
Archival materials
Negatives
Topic
Clothing and dress
Musical instruments
Musicians
Portrait photography
Place
Africa
Nigeria
Nigeria, Northern
Nigeria -- Benue State
Culture
Tiv (African people)
Collection Citation
Lorenzo Dow Turner papers,Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Lois Turner Williams.
Identifier
ACMA.06-017, Item ACMA LDT-N-R09-261
Field Work on both Sides of the Benue River, Northern Region (Nigeria): Young Tiv Man Playing Raft Zither, Typical Instrument of the Plateau Region
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