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Men sitting outside completed Babutu circular hut
Men sitting outside completed Babutu circular hut
Object Number 2004.24.6957D
Display Title Men sitting outside completed Babutu circular hut
Descriptions
Object Description Babutu Tribe - Sudanese, a) work shelter for women, b) huts (3)
Subject
  • House
  • Man
  • Hut
  • Structure
  • Rural
Department Photographic
Date 1921
Artist George Schwab
Culture
  • Wute
  • Babutu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 6.35 x 11.43 cm (2 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)

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