Caption reads: Maize. The farmer has tied a snail shell and a sweeping brrom on to a post and placed a broken pot near it. This is to ensure some kind of protection for his crops.'
Maize growing in Owo
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object | ARC/HAR/002/020
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Hemp working. Nankai village. April 10th.
object | ARC/BAL/004/122
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Black and white negative of Guyana coastline from the air with visible cultivated fields and inlet
object | ARC/GUP/005/086
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Event poster: Events: Band Concerts, 1992
object | ARC/HMG/PR/001/004/021
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