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Title
Women gathering fish is shallow, marshy section of the Choma River, at Kaputa village
Creator
Cancel, Robert
Date Created and/or Issued
1983
Contributing Institution
UC San Diego, The UC San Diego Library
Collection
Zambian Storytellers
Rights Information
Under copyright
Constraint(s) on Use: This work is protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Use of this work beyond that allowed by "fair use" or any license applied to this work requires written permission of the copyright holder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and any use and distribution of this work rests exclusively with the user and not the UC San Diego Library. Inquiries can be made to the UC San Diego Library program having custody of the work.
Use: This work is available from the UC San Diego Library. This digital copy of the work is intended to support research, teaching, and private study.
Rights Holder and Contact
Cancel, Robert
Description
The tall grass fence at the top right of the photo is a weir, which creates the only passage of fish is that segment of the river. In this shallow, marshy section, women are able to use baskets to scoop up their catches.
6842-05 October: Mukupa Katandula / Kanakakonge, Kasangole / Kaputa Salt Camp, Houses at MK 1983
Type
image
Form/Genre
photography
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb7549063c
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Rural areas
Commerce
Villages
Local industries
Tabwa culture
Photography
Zambia
Choma, Southern Province, Zambia
Kaputa District, Northern Province, Zambia
Place
Zambia
Choma, Southern Province, Zambia
Kaputa District, Northern Province, Zambia

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