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Deserted village
Object Number 2004.29.11742
Display Title Deserted village
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Basa Tribe / (Bantu) / Abandoned village / because ngambi / (divination) had / said evil influence / caused illness of / headman & were / too powerful / to be overcome / Basa / Photos by Rev. George Schwab. 1919-22."
Department Photographic
Date 1919-1922
Artist George Schwab
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 10.795 × 6.35 cm (4 1/4 × 2 1/2 in.)

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