cover image: Young Munda women pounding grain

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Young Munda women pounding grain

1956

>This type of mortar and pestle here were seen all over India in the 1950's. Pounding grain is a common chore for young women of almost every ethnic group.
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Authors

Halpern, Joel Martin

Collection
Joel M. Halpern Papers
Format
Photographs Slides (photographs)
Pages
1 slide ; 5 x 5 cm.
Place Discussed
India Jharkhand, India
Provider
Digital Commonwealth
Published in
India
Reference
Local other: mufs001-ii-i0331
Rights
Contact host institution for more information. All rights for this image are held by Joel M. Halpern. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/897c112c4c6ceb601f66110cb85e1d1b