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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.

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Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

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)

Keywords

Liberia; basket weaving

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