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Object Number 2004.24.8488
Display Title Cult leader after it was all over
Descriptions
Object Description A cult leader, after it was all over. Cameroon, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30
Subject
  • Costume
  • Headwear
  • Ceremony
  • Religion
  • Weapon
  • Hat
  • Ethnographic
  • Man
Department Photographic
Date 1929
Artist George Schwab
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)

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