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Bamum chief on sculpted throne, with supporters
Bamum chief on sculpted throne, with supporters
Object Number 2004.24.8452
Display Title Bamum chief on sculpted 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. Cameroon, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30.
Subject
  • Costume
  • Crown
  • Throne
  • Woman
  • Ethnographic
  • Man
  • Symbol
  • Sculpture
  • Headdress
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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