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Object Number
2004.24.8476
Display Title
Man posing with carved wooden idols
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved wooden figures. Idols. Cameroon, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30
Keywords
- Ethnographic
- Effigy
- Studio
Subject
- Statue
- Anthropomorphic
- Ethnographic
- Carving
- Wood
- Art
- Sculpture
- Effigy
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.8477 | Carved wooden idol |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.8478 | Carved wooden idol |
Cameroon
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| 63-31-60/11867.2 | Carved wooden idols (judges) with closed eyes - 13 1/2" high |
Sculpture
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China
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| 63-31-60/11867.1 | Carved wooden idols (judges) with closed eyes - 13 1/2" high |
Sculpture
|
China
| |
| 63-31-60/11868.1 | Carved wooden idols (judges) with square hats and open eyes 13 1/2"high |
Sculpture
|
China
| |
| 2004.24.18742 | Wood male idols, used as talisman |
Cameroon
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| 63-31-60/11868.2 | 2 Carved wooden idols (judges) with square hats and open eyes 13 1/2"high |
Sculpture
|
China
| |
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for Square lama pocket church, 2 idols [and cover; 2 idols inside
| 30-76-60/L210 | Square lama pocket church, 2 idols [and cover; 2 idols inside |
China
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| 2004.24.27140 | Wooden idols |
Tahiti
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| 2004.24.18246 | Head of one of the national idols or Raratonga |
Rarotonga
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| 2004.24.572 | Eleven carved idols and figures on display |
Chancay
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| 2004.24.15066 | Two small stone idols |
Yemen
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