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John Henry (Bones) Nobles Playing the Rib Bones of a Cow

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Photograph of John Henry (Bones) Nobles, from Beaumont, playing the rib bones of a cow at the Texas Folklife Festival. He is wearing an African-inspired tribal shirt, and a leopard-print beret. He is standing in front of two microphones as he shakes the bones in his right hand.1 photograph : positive, col. ; 35 mm.
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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Arts And Crafts Music Instruments
  3. Bones
  4. Festivals
  5. Nobles, John Henry (Bones)
  6. People Ethnic Groups African Americans
  7. Social Life And Customs Customs Celebrations
  8. Social Life And Customs Fairs And Exhibitions

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