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Object Number
2004.24.8607
Display Title
Roof of triangular, tree shaped hut under construction, frame
Descriptions
Object Description
Beginning roof thatching. Mano, Mende stock. Liberia, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30. See: PM Papers, vol. XXXI, fig. 39, c.
Subject
- Ethnographic
- Rural
- Construction
- House
- Hut
- Architecture
- Frame
Department
Photographic
Date
1929
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Mano
- Ngere
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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.8614 | Hut under construction, walls not yet covered with mud |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8625 | View of hut under construction |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8946 | Hut under construction, Sapo, Pudu clan |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8606 | Rice "Kitchen" or store house |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8921 | Hut in process of constructing, Kirepo clan |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8992 | Men forging river on raft or ferry |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8983 | Mano man |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8887 | Mano man measured - 1st series -front view |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8888 | Mano man measured - 1st series - lateral view |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8985 | Mano man |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8899 | Individual making balls of gala leaves for blue dye |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8891 | Entrance to paramount Chief Wo's Zurii compound |
Zurii
|