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Title: The marabout, the religious leader of the village, writing a talisman.
Date: 1970-1973
Creator: Jessop, Penny Patricia
Description: This is the marabou. He was the religious leader of the village and he is writing a talisman or a prayer on a prayer board and then he will wash the ink off and the client will drink the ink to get the value of what he wrote on the board
Subject: Rites and ceremonies--Niger.; Muslim religious leaders--Niger.
Country: Niger
Subject -- Personal Name: Jessop, Penny Patricia
Local Identifier: PCCA_Jessop_0019
Type: color photographs
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:3034
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: A woman poses wearing an abaya and burqa, Saudi Arabia
Date: 1990-09
Creator: Gentile, Bill
Description: Saudi Arabia 9/90; Saudi Daily Life in Gulf Crisis; Sipa Press; PH: Bill Gentile ** Original **
Subject: Burqas (Islamic clothing); Islamic clothing and dress; Muslim women
Country: Saudi Arabia
Local Identifier: SC_Gentile_0934
Type: color slides
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:66036
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Women and a young girl walking near tents, Saudi Arabia
Date: 1990-09
Creator: Gentile, Bill
Description: Saudi Arabia 9/90; Saudi Daily Life in Gulf Crisis; Sipa Press; PH: Bill Gentile ** Original **
Subject: Muslim women; Tents -- Saudi Arabia; Persian Gulf War, 1991
Country: Saudi Arabia
Local Identifier: SC_Gentile_0935
Type: color slides
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:66037
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.