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Object Number 2004.24.9060
Display Title Village smithy
Descriptions
Object Description Smithy. Mende stock. Buzi tribe (Loma). Liberia, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30
Subject
  • Ethnographic
  • Tool
  • Hut
  • Structure
  • Smithy
  • House
  • Man
Department Photographic
Date 1929
Artist George Schwab
Culture
  • Ngere
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)

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