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Object Number
2004.29.11524
Display Title
"Medicine" place
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Bafia Tribe / (Bantu) / 37 / A "medicine" place / Photographs taken by George Schwab, 1919-22. / Bafia"
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11525 | "Medicine" place |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11522 | Village sacred place |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11523 | Sacred place |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11515 | Men en route to market place to induce women to elope with them |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11521 | Ceremonial spot |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11526 | Yam store house |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11517 | Newer type hut with "medicine" post in front of it |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11509 | Group of men standing |
Sakbayeme
| ||
| 2004.29.11510 | Group of men standing |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11511 | Two men standing in front of a structure |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11512 | Youth carrying whistle around neck to call people |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11513 | Two men and a boy standing in front of a tree |
Africa
|