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Object Number
2004.24.8456
Display Title
Favorite wives of the king
Descriptions
Object Description
The king's favorite wives. Bamum. Cameroon, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30
Subject
- Woman
- Wife
- King
- Rural
- Jewelry
- Ethnographic
- Medical
- Costume
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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.8455A | Favorite wives of the king |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.8454 | Favorite wives of the king |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.8455B | Four wives of the chief, king, ruler, one with umbilical herniation |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.8651 | Sesengge and two wives |
Liberia
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| 2004.29.12348 | Zulu King's wives |
Africa
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| 2004.24.8561 | Kpelle chief and his wives with some children |
Liberia
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| 2004.24.8646 | Chief Towi and wives |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8637 | Chief Towi and wives |
Liberia
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| 2004.24.8686 | Chief Towi with some wives |
Liberia
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| 2004.29.11593 | One of the wives of Coffee, King of the Ashantees |
Africa
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| 2004.24.7465 | Family, man with two wives and two children |
Zaire
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| 2004.24.7508 | Sesengge and two wives |
Zaire
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