Opening line: 'The scene depicts Mother and the daughters parching farine at semoni backdam.'
Story to accompany embroidey, 'Parching Farine' by Pearly Jeffreys
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Black and white negative of waterfront with boats as light is fading
object | ARC/GUP/005/059
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Palm wine calabashes on the Benin Road
object | ARC/HMG/RS/STANFIELD/542/005
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Dyed and stitched cloth overladen with dye, hanging to dry, Abeokuta
object | ARC/HMG/RS/STANFIELD/538/013
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Press cutting about special facilities during Christmas week
object | ARC/HMG/PR/004/001/169
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