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Object Number
2004.29.11761
Display Title
Njeb - "medicine" to insure against death
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Basa Tribe / (Bantu) / Nje'b = "medicine" to insure against death. / Basa"
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11764 | "Njeb" with miniature hut built over it |
Africa
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| 2004.24.6909D | Medicine to insure against evil crossing street, leaves laid out in line to hut |
Cameroon
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| 2004.24.6909E | Medicine to insure success |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.6909B | Medicine against death |
Cameroon
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| 2004.29.11773 | Elephant teeth used as medicine |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.24.6909C | Medicine against illness |
Cameroon
| ||
| 22-2-50/B3476 | Charm to insure crop success. |
Medicine bundle
|
Cameroon
| |
| 2004.29.11762 | Village "medicine" place - "sundul" |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11774 | Hekona board seats |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11775 | Hekona board seats |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11776 | People standing around hekona board seat |
Africa
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| 2004.24.6909A | Medicine place in clearing |
Cameroon
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