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Object Number
2004.24.8464
Display Title
Close-up of carved, brass effigy
Descriptions
Object Description
Close-up of some brass castings. Cameroon, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30
Keywords
- Ethnographic
- Studio
- Effigy
Subject
- Anthropomorphic
- Ethnographic
- Effigy
- Brass
- Carving
Department
Photographic
Date
1929
Artist
George Schwab
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
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 |
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| 2004.24.8465 | Close-up of carved, brass effigy |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.8463 | View of brass effigy and cultural objects |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.8462 | View of brass effigy and cultural objects |
Cameroon
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| 30-2-50/13184.1.13 | Ivory carvings and brass castings |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8419 | Horsemen lined up to greet expedition |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8474 | Man holding up two decorated, carved wooden door panels |
Cameroon
| ||
| 12-61-70/10861.1.4237 | Plow point and shares, Bulacan |
Bulacan
| ||
| 2004.24.8867 | Man wearing cast brass snuff horn, half Grebo Kunebo clan |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8450 | Bamum chief on throne, with supporters |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8452 | Bamum chief on sculpted throne, with supporters |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8869 | Chief's grave, half-grebo, Kunebo clan |
Grave
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| 42-12-30/3644 | Beads |
Bead
Raw Material |
Peru
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