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Object Number 2004.24.8591
Display Title Kpele man, Subject number 17
Descriptions
Object Description Kpele - Subject No. 17, man. Liberia, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30. See: PM Papers, vol. XXXI, fig. 104, b.
Subject
  • Man
  • Line
  • Tattoo
  • Design
  • Rural
  • Hut
  • Ethnographic
  • Scar
  • Loincloth
Department Photographic
Date 1929
Artist George Schwab
Culture
  • Kpelle
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Kpele man, Subject number 17
2004.24.8590 Kpele man, Subject number 17
Liberia
Kpele man, Subject number 12
2004.24.8586 Kpele man, Subject number 12
Liberia
Kpele man, Subject number 12
2004.24.8588 Kpele man, Subject number 12
Liberia
Subject number 3 woman
2004.24.8595 Subject number 3 woman
Liberia
Subject number 3 woman
2004.24.8597 Subject number 3 woman
Liberia
Subject number 3 woman
2004.24.8598 Subject number 3 woman
Liberia
Subject number 3 woman
2004.24.8596 Subject number 3 woman
Liberia
Kpele - number 12 man
2004.24.8587 Kpele - number 12 man
Liberia
Kpele - number 2 man
2004.24.8583 Kpele - number 2 man
Liberia
Kpele - Number 1 man
2004.24.8585 Kpele - Number 1 man
Liberia
Kpele man - Number 1
2004.24.8584 Kpele man - Number 1
Liberia
Media Restricted
2004.24.8593 Woman with scarified chest and abdomen and painted face, side or profile view
Liberia