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Object Number
2004.24.9089
Display Title
Poro bush
Descriptions
Object Description
Paro bush. Mende stock, Gbunde tribe. Liberia, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30
Subject
- Jungle
- Forest Canopy
- Man
- Rural
- Bush
Department
Photographic
Date
1929
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Gbundi
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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