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Description
This image shows a woman leaned the sill of an open window while weaving a basket. The woman is holding the body of the basket in one hand while pulling sisal rope or string from where she is holding the gathered sisal in her mouth. The woman is wearing a light colored headscarf, a vertically striped blouse, and a yellow and blue patterned skirt. The window shudder and casing is red.
Rights
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Approximate Creation Date
1975-1980
Time Period
1970-1979, 1980-1989
Subjects
Liberia--History--1971-1980; Liberia--Pictorial works
Keywords
Liberia; basket weaving
Geographic Location
Liberia, Africa
Object Type
image
Format (original)
JPG
Format (digital)
JPG
Digital ID
Village lady weaving a basket
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Jerry Boyd Jones Digital Photographs Collection
Digital Collection Title
Jerry Boyd Jones Digital Photographs Collection
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)
Recommended Citation
Jones, Jerry Boyd, "Woman Weaving a Basket" (2023). Jerry Boyd Jones Photographs Collection. 53.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-jerry-boyd-jones/53
Keywords
Liberia; basket weaving