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Object Number
2004.24.8576
Display Title
Kpelle - Buying a pair of anklets
Descriptions
Object Description
Kpelle - Buying a pair of anklets. Liberia, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30
Subject
- Ethnographic
- Rural
- Brass
- Woman
- Man
- merchant
- Sale
- Anklet
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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| 2004.24.8631 | Person wearing large brass anklets and leg calf ornaments |
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Liberia
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Liberia
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| 2004.24.8635 | Various styles of brass anklets |
Liberia
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Anklet
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