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Object Number
2004.24.13966B
Display Title
Widow with painted design, part of mourning, back view
Descriptions
Object Description
Widow with painted design - part of mourning - back view. West Africa: Southern Cameroon. 3 x 4. Taken by George Schwab. 1934-35. Acc. No. 35-31. Bantu - Basa
Subject
- Widow
- Design
- Female
- Rural
- Mourning
- Performance
- Woman
- Paint
Department
Photographic
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Basa
- Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
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 |
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| 2004.24.13966A | Widow with painted design, part of mourning, back view |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.13964 | Widow with painted design, part of mourning, front view |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.13965 | Widow with painted design, part of mourning, front view |
Cameroon
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| 2004.29.11899 | Widow of Bene chief in mourning costume |
Africa
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| 2004.29.11898 | Fake grave of Bene chief and his widows in mourning |
Africa
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| 2004.24.13956 | Leopard brought back from the hunt |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.13955 | Leopard brought back from the hunt |
Cameroon
| ||
Media Restricted
| 2004.24.13937B | Basa woman, front view |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.13969 | Basa man, front view |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.13970 | Basa man, side view |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.13928 | Son of a Basa chief, front view |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.13936 | Basa man, front view |
Cameroon
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