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Clay oil pot, Gbu
Object Number 2004.24.18789
Display Title Clay oil pot, Gbu
Descriptions
Object Description Clay oil pot "Gbu", F.P. Orchard, 3.5 x 5, Africa
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Household
  • Studio
Subject
  • Carved
  • Pot
  • Gbu
  • Vessel
  • Oil
  • Clay
Department Photographic
Date 1947
Artist Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
  • Mum
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Highlands
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 x 12.7 cm (3 1/2 x 5 in.)

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