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Object Number
2004.24.8767
Display Title
Men drying yarn
Descriptions
Object Description
Drying yarn. Mende stock - Buzi Tribe. Monrovia. Liberia, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30. See: PM Papers, vol. XXXI, fig. 52, d.
Subject
- Rural
- yarn
- Landscape
- Pole
- Ethnographic
- Wood
- Method
Department
Photographic
Date
1929
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Toma
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.8766 | Group gathered by dye pots |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8992 | Men forging river on raft or ferry |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8889 | Poro cult leader - "bush devil" at Zurii |
Zurii
| ||
| 2004.24.8890 | Market and chief Wo at Zurii |
Zurii
| ||
| 2004.24.8603 | Chicken coop - style 1 |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8605 | Women and boys extracing palm oil using mortar and pestle |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8614 | Hut under construction, walls not yet covered with mud |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8891 | Entrance to paramount Chief Wo's Zurii compound |
Zurii
| ||
| 2004.24.8892 | Entrance to paramount Chief Wo's Zurii compound |
Zurii
| ||
| 2004.24.8893 | Entrance to paramount Chief Wo's Zurii compound |
Zurii
| ||
| 2004.24.8722.2 | Snake men performing in village |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8722.1 | Snake men performing in village |
Liberia
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