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Object Number
2004.24.8722.2
Display Title
Snake men performing in village
Descriptions
Object Description
Snake men. Liberia. George Schwab, 1929-30. Gio, Mende stock. See: PM Papers, vol. XXXI, fig. 79 b.
Subject
- Rural
- Village
- Ethnographic
- Man
- Snake
- Performance
- Child
Department
Photographic
Date
1929
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 3.81 x 5.08 cm (1 1/2 x 2 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.8722.1 | Snake men performing in village |
Liberia
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| 2004.24.8648 | Domesticated stork in archway, village in distance |
Liberia
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| 2004.24.8631 | Person wearing large brass anklets and leg calf ornaments |
Liberia
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| 2004.24.8651 | Sesengge and two wives |
Liberia
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| 2004.24.8653 | Female dance preparatory to opening to gree- gree bush school |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8694 | Old war drum |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8629 | Sifting out termites wings from bodies |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8644 | Gio cat's cradle |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8636 | Decorated women, various styles of brass anklets and other personal decoration |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8632 | Gio war leader |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8634 | Medicine house and Guardian |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.8992 | Men forging river on raft or ferry |
Liberia
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