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Object Number
2004.24.8677
Display Title
Roof construction on government rest house
Descriptions
Object Description
Putting roof cap on government rest house. Gio, Mende stock. Liberia, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30
Subject
- Hut
- Ethnographic
- Architecture
- Construction
- Rural
- Roof
- House
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.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.8814 | Tuabo clan, government school house |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8607 | Roof of triangular, tree shaped hut under construction, frame |
Liberia
| ||
| 2006.16.1.6.11 | Dr. A. A. Gerbrands seated in the doorway of the government rest house |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2004.24.8625 | View of hut under construction |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8815 | Tuabo clan, Government school - teachers and pupils |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8782 | Typical mission house - government building |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8575 | Boys of government school |
Liberia
| ||
| 2006.16.1.6.10 | Men standng and seated in the government rest house in the village |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2004.24.9190 | Tall Deka house with mortar and pestle out front |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.9191 | Man standing next to tall bird house tree |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.9192 | Boy sitting outside village medical house |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8650 | Chief Towi's palaver house |
Liberia
|