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Object Number
2004.29.11571
Display Title
Hut with façade across gable end
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Yambasa Tribe / Bongo / Nilotic-Azande / (Bantu) / Very old huts have this sort of façade across / gable end. / Yambasa Tribe / Taken by G. Schwab, 1919-22."
Department
Photographic
Date
1919-1922
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Yambasa
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11579 | Facade at gable end of hut |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11572 | Man sitting in front of hut |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11573 | Troup of entertainers |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11575 | Women members of entertaining troupe |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11576 | Two women standing, with man in background |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11574 | Spider oracle |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11577 | Woman standing |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11578 | Chief's orchestra |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11814 | Gable end of a hut |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11812 | Method of tying the corners of the gable end of a hut |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.24.6944C | Two men sitting along side old style hut and newer style hut |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.6944B | Old style Yambasa hut made of wood, with small entryway |
Cameroon
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