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Old man and his skin seat, Kirepo clan
Old man and his skin seat, Kirepo clan
Object Number 2004.24.8920
Display Title Old man and his skin seat, Kirepo clan
Descriptions
Object Description Old man and his skin seat. Kinepo clan, Kru stock. Liberia, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30
Subject
  • Skin
  • Rural
  • Hut
  • Seat
  • Village
  • Man
  • Ethnographic
Department Photographic
Date 1929
Artist George Schwab
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
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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