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Object Number
2004.29.11738
Display Title
Baso hut with decorated panels
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Basa Tribe / (Bantu) / Baso - hut - with decorated instead of the / ancient carved wooden panels / Basa Tribe. / Photos by Rev. George Schwab. 1919-22."
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11814 | Gable end of a hut |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11806 | Hut with decorated panels |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11800 | Hut with carved panels |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11842 | Hut with baskets for collecting termite larvae on roof |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11836 | Binding leaves around laths to make roof mats |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11745 | Double hut with open storage space between the two |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11744 | Goat and sheep pen or hut |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11746 | Hut with painted scene on the side |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11748 | Hut made of palm thatch mats |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11808 | Framework of hut ready for mud |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11807 | Framework for the roof of a hut |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11799 | Man's mourning costume |
Africa
|