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Object Number
2004.24.6929A
Display Title
Hut made of palm thatch mats
Descriptions
Subject
- Palm
- Man
- Hut
Department
Photographic
Date
1921
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Basa
- Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 12.7 cm (3 x 5 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11748 | Hut made of palm thatch mats |
Africa
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| 2004.24.6918D | Hut construction process, Wooden framework for half of roof ready for mats |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.6918E | Hut construction process, manner of tying mats to roof |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.6929B | Man's hut |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.6929C | Ancient and present type of gable end of hut, combined |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.6929D | Making modern doors |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.6917C | Door of hut made from oil-palm fronds |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.29.11837 | Man making palm roof mats |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11862 | Mats tied to roof of hut |
Africa
| ||
| 2001.29.10887 | Village huts, showing mats and roof line, with two people in the background |
Kavango East
Ngamiland (North West) | ||
| 2001.29.5570 | Platform holding rolled mats, huts in the background |
Kavango East
| ||
| 2004.29.11803 | Door of hut made of ends of oil palm fronds |
Africa
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