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Object Number
2004.24.8653
Display Title
Female dance preparatory to opening to gree- gree bush school
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations
Written on photograph: "Female dance preparatory to opening of gree-gree bush. Gio, Mende stock. Liberia, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30. See: PM Papers, vol. XXXI, fig. 95, b."
Subject
- Ethnographic
- Costume
- Rural
- Ceremonial
- Dance
- Performance
- Woman
Department
Photographic
Date
1929
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)
Historical Language
Museum staff recognize the offensive nature of the term "Bushman" in describing individuals. The term is listed here as it is part of the original documentation of past collecting practices and past methods of analysis.
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