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Bamum chief on throne, with supporters
Bamum chief on throne, with supporters
Object Number 2004.24.8449
Display Title Bamum chief on throne, with supporters
Descriptions
Object Description A Vanium Chief on his "Seat" with his supporters close by. Note his "Crown" and the skull covered wine gourd. An important shot, per Chris Geary, 1/83. Cameroons. George Schwab, 1929-30. See a print (H11549), very nearly identical to this - but it's from a smaller, sharper negative.
Subject
  • Throne
  • Sculpture
  • Ethnographic
  • Woman
  • Crown
  • Man
  • Headdress
  • Symbol
  • Costume
Department Photographic
Date 1929
Artist George Schwab
Culture
  • Mum
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Highlands
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)

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