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Object Number
2004.24.9175
Display Title
Woman fishing with container and net balanced on her head
Descriptions
Object Description
Ge fisherman. Mende stock. Liberia, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30. fig. frontispiece [?]
Subject
- Container
- Bowl
- Fishing
- Woman
- Head
- Water
Department
Photographic
Date
1929
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Ge
- Ngere
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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.8568 | Woman sewing fishing net |
Jensu
| ||
| 2004.24.9187 | Mano-Ge Dancer |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8960 | Woman carrying large bundle of wood on her head, Sapo, Pudu clan |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.9185 | Saklapie Market |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.9186 | Man with harp-like instrument |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8512 | Man constructing a fishing net |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.9182 | Mano-Ge medical center |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.9104 | Three women of varying ages, center woman is head medicine woman |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.9180 | Saklapie Market |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.9154 | Leaching ashes hung from hut |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.9151 | Taro medicine for smith |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.9146 | Saklapie compound |
Liberia
|