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Woman preparing the clay, near Lunsar

1980

Africa; Sierra Leone

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.

Donor notes read: "Potters near Lunsar; Woman preparing the clay; the earth from a stream bed has been pounded to a fine consistency and now waits to be mixed with water (lower left); nearby pots are drying in pots filled with grass so they will not crack. Taken at a small Temne village just east of Lunsar on the German Highway. All the potters were women; some Temne, some Limba. Jan.- Feb. 1980. The date on the slide is MAY 80.".

Collection
Christopher DeCorse photographs
Archival grouping
Christopher DeCorse photographs / Sierra Leone
Catalog date
1980
Recorded places
Africa; Sierra Leone
Cataloged creator or photographer
DeCorse, Christopher R
Recorded subjects
Artists; Artisan
Format and extent
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
About this record

This is a catalog record for historical archival material, not a biography. Catalog wording reflects the source record. Metadata reuse does not grant permission to reproduce restricted photographs or documents.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗

Source collection ↗

Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1741

Collection: Christopher DeCorse photographs

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