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Object Number
2004.29.11747
Display Title
Hot season shelter or shade for lounging
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Basa Tribe / (Bantu) / Hot season shelter or shade for lounging / 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11758 | Dry and wet season bridges over a stream |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11813 | Roof of a temporary shelter |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.24.6919C | People hanging out in front of hot season shelter |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.29.11874 | Man standing in front of a shelter |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11853 | Woman carrying basket on back |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11839 | Yam garden |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11836 | Binding leaves around laths to make roof mats |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11738 | Baso hut with decorated panels |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11739 | Shrubbery on road in front of building |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11740 | Wooden structure |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11755 | Sharpening cutlasses |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11757 | Man carrying palm branch basket load |
Africa
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