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Object Number
2004.24.8723
Display Title
Boy's devil
Descriptions
Object Description
Gio boys' devil. Mende stock. Liberia, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30. See N17932
Subject
- Performance
- Costume
- Boy
- Headdress
- Skirt
- Ceremonial
- Child
- Man
- Dance
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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