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Object Number
2004.24.8437
Display Title
King Njoya's Orchestra
Descriptions
Object Description
King Njoya's orchestra. Banum. Cameroon, Africa. George Schwab, 1929-30.
Subject
- Drum
- Percussion
- Spear
- Rural
- Man
- Musical
- Orchestra
- Soldier
- Ethnographic
Department
Photographic
Date
1930
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Mum
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Highlands
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.8420 | One of two old drums in king Njoya's palace |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8418 | Market place before King Njoya's Palace |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8417 | Njoya's palace of modern buildings |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8416 | Bamum King Njoya |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8421 | Njoya's musicians with fiddles |
Cameroon
| ||
| 30-2-50/13184.1.17 | King Njoya |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8423 | Crowd celebrating Christmas holiday outside Njoya's palace |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.29.11529 | Orchestra of headman |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11578 | Chief's orchestra |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.24.8455A | Favorite wives of the king |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8456 | Favorite wives of the king |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.8424 | Men marching single file in Christmas parade for king |
Cameroon
|