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Object Number 2004.24.9153
Display Title Village smithy
Descriptions
Object Description Mano smith. Mende stock. Liberia, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30
Subject
  • Tool
  • Village
  • Ethnographic
  • Hut
  • Smith
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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