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Object Number
2004.24.9190
Display Title
Tall Deka house with mortar and pestle out front
Descriptions
Object Description
Gio Deka house. Mende stock. Liberia, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30
Subject
- House
- Mortar
- Architecture
- Pestle
- Rural
- Hut
Department
Photographic
Date
1929
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Gio
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.9191 | Man standing next to tall bird house tree |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8626 | Painting on hut wall of person using mortar and pestle |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.9145 | Woman in anklets using mortar and pestle |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8643B | Young child learning to use mortar and pestle |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8652 | Young child learning to use mortar and pestle |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8643A | Young child learning to use mortar and pestle |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.9192 | Boy sitting outside village medical house |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8650 | Chief Towi's palaver house |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8634 | Medicine house and Guardian |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8687 | Bird house high above huts |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8677 | Roof construction on government rest house |
Liberia
| ||
| 49-14-50/8419 | Basketry rat trap. Deka |
Trap
|
Nyasaland
|