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Object Number
2004.29.11748
Display Title
Hut made of palm thatch mats
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Basa Tribe / (Bantu) / Hut made of plam thatch mats - sides and roof / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11837 | Man making palm roof mats |
Africa
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| 2004.29.11862 | Mats tied to roof of hut |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11836 | Binding leaves around laths to make roof mats |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11830 | Mat making - bringing in a bundle of stems of ndomboo for mats |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11807 | Framework for the roof of a hut |
Africa
| ||
| 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
| ||
| 2004.29.11842 | Hut with baskets for collecting termite larvae on roof |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11835 | Roof mat making - "sewing" the leaflets with skewers |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11832 | Mat making - weaving the mat |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.24.6929A | Hut made of palm thatch mats |
Cameroon
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| 2004.29.11738 | Baso hut with decorated panels |
Africa
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