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Object Number
2004.24.31361
Display Title
Member of the secret society called "Nkembu"
Descriptions
Keywords
- Ritual Figure
- Ritual
- Ethnographic
Subject
- Member
- Secret Society
Department
Photographic
Date
1986
Artist
Hillel S. Burger
Culture
- Bankongo
- Bantu speaking peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Pallaballa
Materials
Negative, black and white
Dimensions
Overall: 10.16 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)
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