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Object Number
2004.24.6864
Display Title
Figures placed on top of bark skull ancestral boxes
Descriptions
Subject
- Expedition
Department
Photographic
Date
1921
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Basa
- Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Materials
Negative, glass plate
Dimensions
Overall: 10.16 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.24200A | Ebony effigy used on covers of bark pails in which ancestral skulls are placed |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.24200C | Ebony effigy used on covers of bark pails in which ancestral skulls are placed |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.24200B | Ebony effigy used on covers of bark pails in which ancestral skulls are placed |
Cameroon
| ||
| 58-34-20/55544.2 | Minor figures from whistle boxes |
Chajcar
| ||
| 58-34-20/55544.1 | Minor figures from whistle boxes |
Chajcar
| ||
| 24-48-60/D2004.2 | Snuff or tobacco boxes, bark and wood |
Box
|
Siberia
| |
| 24-48-60/D2309 | Birch bark boxes, ornamented |
Box
|
Siberia
| |
| 24-48-60/D2310 | Birch bark snuff and tobacco boxes |
Box
|
Siberia
| |
| 22-2-50/B3608 | Bark boxes (pails) for storing goods |
Box
|
Spanish Guinea
| |
| 22-2-50/B3608.1 | Bark boxes (pails) for storing goods |
Box
|
Spanish Guinea
| |
| 24-48-60/D2004.1 | Snuff or tobacco boxes, bark and wood |
Handle
|
Siberia
| |
| 2004.24.7763 | Quilled Boxes |
New Brunswick?
Nova Scotia? |