Old painted two storey mud house
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A Handbook to the Cases Illustrating Stages in the Evolution of the Domestic Arts, Part 1: Agriculture, the Preparation of Food and Fire-making (Including also Notes on the Andaman Collection), 1925: Second Edition
Preparing shea butter, cooking pots over stoves, Igbetti
Event poster: ILEA Horticultural Demonstrations at Horniman Gardens
35mm slide: Miao girl in costume – long shot.
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