Pounding millet (Slide 9) , Mboumba, Senegal. Large mortars & pestles were used to pound the the millet seed in order to separate the grain from the chaff. The rhythmic pounding was part of the village soundtrack, sometimes accompanied by song.
Item — Box: 1
Dates
- Creation: Mboumba, Senegal. Large mortars & pestles were used to pound the the millet seed in order to separate the grain from the chaff. The rhythmic pounding was part of the village soundtrack, sometimes accompanied by song.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository
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Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
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Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5921
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-spec@uiowa.edu