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Object Number
2004.24.13828A
Display Title
Nge Cult wooden figures
Descriptions
Object Description
Nge cult wooden figures. W. Africa: Southern Cameroon.
Keywords
- Field
- Ethnographic
- Effigy
Subject
- Figurine
- Religion
- Cult
- Ethnographic
- sacred
- Wood
- Ceremony
Department
Photographic
Date
1934
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Basa
- Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.13830 | Nge Cult wooden figures |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.13829 | Nge Cult wooden figures |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.13828B | Nge Cult wooden figures |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.13834 | Nge Cult leader's bark cloth dress |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.13831A | Nge Cult leader's big medicine |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13832 | Nge Cult leader's bark cloth dress |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13827.1 | Nge Cult ceremonial items |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13827.2 | Nge Cult ceremonial items |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13827.3 | Nge Cult ceremonial items |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13831B | Nge Cult leader's big medicine |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13957A | Baso youth showing Nge cult scars |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.13833 | Nge Cult leader's bark cloth dress |
Cameroon
|