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Panamanian Women Grinding Corn

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Indigenous Panamanian women grinding corn at Yawissa, near the Chucunaque River in Panama. Two women wearing wrapped fabric around their waists are grinding corn as chickens are pecking at the ground. A small naked child is nearby and another woman is looking on from the background. Behind them is a thatched dwelling.

Date Created:
December 1942
Creator:
Chapelle, Dickey, 1919-1965

Publication Information

Creator Chapelle, Dickey, 1919-1965
Date Created December 1942

Physical Description

Format Image
Extent 1 photograph
Dimensions 11 x 13 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Dickey Chapelle papers, 1933-1967
Call Number PH 3301C, Box 4, #1590
Media Number Box 4
Catalog Record https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999465379402121
Finding Aid https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-us0087af

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W0147CD
Legacy ID
WHi 85452

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