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provenance (chiefly US), provenience a place of origin, esp that of a work of art or archaeological specimen provenance [′präv·ə·nəns] (geology) The location, topography, and composition of the source area for any sedimentary rock. Also known as source area; sourceland. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In contrast, the "colonial" objects usually are given only a geographic provenience, most often Maniema or the town of Shabunda, in Maniema. Over 600 photographs were taken, and efforts were made to obtain information about the provenience and use of the objects acquired, but obviously only very limited ethnography was possible. While the provenience is cited as Duala, it is not always clear if this term refers to the ethnic group, the location of the same name, (4) or all groups, no matter their ethnicity, who inhabited the region at the time of collection. |
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