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Object Number
2004.24.26550
Display Title
Boys in dress denoting they are soon to be circumcised
Descriptions
Object Description
Boys in dress denoting they are soon to be circumcised - were also smeared with redwood powder
Subject
- Structure
- Portrait
- Boy
- Circumcision
Department
Photographic
Date
1919
Culture
- Bété
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials
Negative, black and white
Dimensions
Overall: 9.53 x 12.07 cm (3 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
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