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1107150


Item data

Title

Thatching with palm - leaf (bamboo) mats.

Collection

Among the Ibos of Nigeria, an account of the curious & interesting habits, customs, & beliefs of a little known African people by one who has for many years lived amongst them on close & intimate terms

Names

Basden, George Thomas, 1873-1944 (Author)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1966
Place: New York
Publisher: Barnes & Noble

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc 572.966-B (Basden, G. Among the Ibos of Nigeria. 1966)

Subjects

Nigeria -- Social life and customs
Igbo (African people)
Dwellings
Construction
Thatched roofs

Genres

Photographs

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR2406778-B
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11671634
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ab805c00-c62a-012f-c529-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1966

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MLA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Thatching with palm - leaf (bamboo) mats." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1966. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ab805c00-c62a-012f-c529-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1966). Thatching with palm - leaf (bamboo) mats. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ab805c00-c62a-012f-c529-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Thatching with palm - leaf (bamboo) mats." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 19, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ab805c00-c62a-012f-c529-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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