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Object Number
2004.29.11727
Display Title
Splitting the bisoho or leaflets
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Tribes / (Bantu) / Splitting the bisoho or leaflets / Basa / Photos by Rev. George Schwab, / 1919-1922."
Department
Photographic
Date
1919-1922
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Bantu speaking peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Dimensions
Overall: 6.985 × 10.795 cm (2 3/4 × 4 1/4 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11835 | Roof mat making - "sewing" the leaflets with skewers |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11726 | Inner or "heart" frond of raffia palm |
Africa
| ||
| 22-2-50/B3425 | Palm leaflets (oil palm) |
Raw Material
Floral |
Cameroon
| |
| 2004.29.11833 | Man splitting raffia palm frond stems for lath in roof-mat making |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11834 | Man splitting raffia palm frond stems for lath in roof-mat making |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11724 | Weaving raffia fibers |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11723 | Boy making mat |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11725 | First stage in making clay pot rests |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11728 | Making pots |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11729 | Making pots |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11820 | Anklets |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11819 | Women showing manner of chipping teeth |
Africa
|