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Prothmann photographic slides of African artifacts, undated.

Collection

Identifier: PSC 566

Abstract

Photographs of African artifacts from Belgian Congo and Kasai District. Includes ivory ax, textiles, ivory trumpet, and heddle pulley.

Dates: undated

Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Prothmann photographic slides of African artifacts, undated.

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Subject: Photographic Slide Collection X
Subject: Congo (Democratic Republic) X
Subject: Textile fabrics -- Congo (Democratic Republic) X