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Object Number
2004.29.11754
Display Title
Basa greeting
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Basa Tribe / (Bantu) / Basa greeting - when one is passing through / community without stopping at the club house. / Basa Tribe / Photographs by 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11751 | Basa woman and Pygmy woman |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11752 | Basa woman and Pygmy woman |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11870 | North Basa chief |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11860 | Making a modern door |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11861 | Man constructing a roof |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11841 | Termite nest |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11750 | Playing the hilun |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11753 | Dog |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11863 | Hut hearth |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11862 | Mats tied to roof of hut |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11865 | Hut hearth |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11864 | Hut hearth |
Africa
|