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Object Number
2004.24.7549.1
Display Title
Frontal view of young Karu woman with facial tattooing
Descriptions
Object Description
Profile of Karu woman + full face
Subject
- Woman
- Tattoo
- Rural
- Hut
- Ethnographic
Department
Photographic
Date
1929
Artist
Patrick T. L. Putnam
Culture
- Luba
- Karu
- Mongo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Zaire
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.7549.2 | Profile view, Karu woman with facial tattooing and nose stud |
Zaire
| ||
| 2004.24.7543 | Frontal view of Karu male with chest scar tattooing |
Zaire
| ||
| 2004.24.7542.1 | Frontal view of Karu male with chest scar tattooing |
Zaire
| ||
| 2004.24.7542.2 | Frontal view of Karu male with chest scar tattooing in front of hut |
Zaire
| ||
| 2004.24.7542.3 | Frontal view of Karu male with chest scar tattooing in front of hut |
Zaire
| ||
| 2004.24.7547.1 | Frontal view of Karu man |
Zaire
| ||
| 2004.24.7544.2 | Frontal view of Karu male with necklace in front of hut |
Zaire
| ||
| 2004.24.7550 | Profile view of Karu female with hair pin decoration |
Zaire
| ||
| 2004.24.7436.1 | Frontal view of young girl with necklace and facial scar tattooing |
Zaire
| ||
| 2004.24.7546.1 | Feragi, Karu blacksmith |
Zaire
| ||
| 2004.24.7546.2 | Feragi, Karu blacksmith |
Zaire
| ||
| 2004.24.7544.1 | Profile view of Karu male with necklace |
Zaire
|