Kpelle chief and his wives with some children

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Object Number 2004.24.8561

Display Title Kpelle chief and his wives with some children

Descriptions

Object Description Kpelle chief and some wives. Liberia, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30. fig 43c

Subject

Family
Ethnographic
Rural
Wife
Child
Dress
Hut
Woman
Chief
Man

Department Photographic

Date 1929

Artist George Schwab

Culture

Kpelle

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Liberia

Materials Negative, nitrate

Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)

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