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Object Number
2004.24.6738
Display Title
Sacred shrine called "knees of god"
Descriptions
Object Description
Depression in immense rock near Metel in the Bene country, Cameroon, called "mebong me zambe" (knee of God). Is near a water hole. Tradition says that while rock was in still a plastic state, god knelt here and left impression of his knees. Evidently this is a sort of sacred shrine, where natives frequently kneel, as the impressions are worn smooth.
Subject
- Stone
- sacred
Department
Photographic
Date
1922
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Fang
- Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 6.35 x 12.7 cm (2 1/2 x 5 in.)
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