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Object Number 2004.29.11515
Display Title Men en route to market place to induce women to elope with them
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Bafia Tribe / (Bantu) / Men en route to market place to induce / women to elope with them. / Bafia Tribe / Photographs taken by George Schwab, 1919-22."
Department Photographic
Date 1919-1922
Artist George Schwab
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Dimensions Overall: 6.35 × 10.795 cm (2 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Women on route to market
2004.29.11519 Women on route to market
Africa
Women on route to market
2004.29.11520 Women on route to market
Africa
Media Restricted
2004.29.11514 Large group of men and women standing
Africa
Village sacred place
2004.29.11522 Village sacred place
Africa
Sacred place
2004.29.11523 Sacred place
Africa
"Medicine" place
2004.29.11524 "Medicine" place
Africa
"Medicine" place
2004.29.11525 "Medicine" place
Africa
Dragging a dug-out canoe through a village en route from forest
2004.29.11759 Dragging a dug-out canoe through a village en route from forest
Africa
Dragging a dug-out canoe through a village en route from forest
2004.29.11760 Dragging a dug-out canoe through a village en route from forest
Africa
Group of men standing
2004.29.11509 Group of men standing
Sakbayeme
Group of men standing
2004.29.11510 Group of men standing
Africa
Two men standing in front of a structure
2004.29.11511 Two men standing in front of a structure
Africa