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Object Number
2004.29.11585
Display Title
Two boys standing
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Beti Tribe / (Bantu) / Boys in dress denoting / are soon to be circumcised- / were also smeared with / redwood poweder / ne-Basa / Beti 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: 10.16 × 6.35 cm (4 × 2 1/2 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.26550 | Boys in dress denoting they are soon to be circumcised |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11580 | Group of women standing |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11581 | Hunting party |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11582 | Four women with plaited hair sitting on a bench in front of a hut |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11583 | Drying grain seeds |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11584 | Woman and man standing, man has enlarged leg |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11586 | Woman in mourning |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11793 | Four boys |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11792 | Three boys |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11917 | Making redwood powder to be smeared on body |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11871 | Woman and boy standing in front of a hut |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11869 | Circumcisial dress |
Africa
|