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Men gathered outside of palaver house, public house
Men gathered outside of palaver house, public house
Object Number 2004.24.9059
Display Title Men gathered outside of palaver house, public house
Descriptions
Object Description Palaver house. Mende stock. Buzi tribe (Loma). Liberia, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30
Subject
  • Man
  • Public
  • Structure
  • Village
  • Ethnographic
  • House
  • Palaver
  • Hut
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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