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Object Number 2004.24.6811
Display Title Young boys playing a game
Descriptions
Object Description Basa-boys, playing the game "tchwl' tchweld tchwl'" Bantu
Subject
  • Landscape
  • Game
  • Boy
Department Photographic
Date 1921
Artist George Schwab
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Dimensions Overall: 6.35 x 10.16 cm (2 1/2 x 4 in.)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
"Porcupine or Axe and Assegai [game]": Men and boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31316.1 "Porcupine or Axe and Assegai [game]": Men and boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Children in groups": Group of men and boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), including "≠Gao Lame," /Gunda with a feather, ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be of Band 2) and Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma, Band 1) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31212 "Children in groups": Group of men and boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), including "≠Gao Lame," /Gunda with a feather, ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be of Band 2) and Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma, Band 1) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Group of men and boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), including "≠Gao Lame," /Gunda with a feather, ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be of Band 2) and Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma, Band 1)
2001.29.13923 Group of men and boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), including "≠Gao Lame," /Gunda with a feather, ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be of Band 2) and Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma, Band 1)
Gautscha
"Porcupine or Axe and Assegai [game]": Group of men and boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), including "≠Gao Lame," /Gunda with a feather, ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be of Band 2) and Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma, Band 1) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31311 "Porcupine or Axe and Assegai [game]": Group of men and boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), including "≠Gao Lame," /Gunda with a feather, ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be of Band 2) and Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma, Band 1) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Porcupine or Axe and Assegai [game]": Group of men and boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), including "≠Gao Lame," /Gunda with a feather, ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be of Band 2) and Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma, Band 1) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.31311.1 "Porcupine or Axe and Assegai [game]": Group of men and boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game), including "≠Gao Lame," /Gunda with a feather, ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be of Band 2) and Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma, Band 1) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Story Telling, Game: Group of men and boys playing !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game or the "axe and assegai game") including "/Qui Navel," !Naishi (son of Khwo//o, brother of "/Gao Music"), ≠Toma (Gau's son), "Gao Medicine," /Gunda and //Ao
2001.29.2189 Story Telling, Game: Group of men and boys playing !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game or the "axe and assegai game") including "/Qui Navel," !Naishi (son of Khwo//o, brother of "/Gao Music"), ≠Toma (Gau's son), "Gao Medicine," /Gunda and //Ao
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game)
2001.29.16865 Boys playing !ó'm!hú / !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, also known as the axe game, assegai game or war game)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Story Telling, Game: Group of men and boys playing !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game or the "axe and assegai game") including "/Qui Navel," !Naishi (son of Khwo//o, brother of "/Gao Music"), ≠Toma (Gau's son), "Gao Medicine," /Gunda and //Ao
2001.29.2190 Story Telling, Game: Group of men and boys playing !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game or the "axe and assegai game") including "/Qui Navel," !Naishi (son of Khwo//o, brother of "/Gao Music"), ≠Toma (Gau's son), "Gao Medicine," /Gunda and //Ao
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Tinguian boys playing game with piece of bamboo
12-61-70/10861.1.3048 Tinguian boys playing game with piece of bamboo
Luzon
Story Telling, Game: Group of men and boys playing !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, or "axe and assegai game") with "Gao Medicine" on his knees and /Gunda smiling up at him
2001.29.2188 Story Telling, Game: Group of men and boys playing !’Om g!xuni / ’Ai kota !U!u g!xuni / N!aih //’an (the porcupine game, or "axe and assegai game") with "Gao Medicine" on his knees and /Gunda smiling up at him
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Boys playing a game
34-7-10/100530.1.76 Boys playing a game
Eskasoni
Tinguian boys playing game resembling marbles with plant seeds
12-61-70/10861.1.3047 Tinguian boys playing game resembling marbles with plant seeds
Luzon