![Doukhobor woman pounding mustard seed in home made wooden mortar [Page 59 of The Doukhobors II album]](/internal/media/dispatcher/136404/preview)
Doukhobor woman pounding mustard seed in home made wooden mortar [Page 59 of The Doukhobors II album]
Creator
Edith Sara Watson
(American, 1861 - 1943)
Date1918-1920
Mediumalbum page with gelatin silver print
Dimensions35.5 x 30 cm
Credit LineFrances Rooney Collection. Purchase with funds generously donated by Martha LA McCain, 2018
Object number2018/3598.59
LocationNot currently on display
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