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Object Number
2004.29.11775
Display Title
Hekona board seats
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Basa Tribe / (Bantu) / Hekona board seats - to cure headache, insure fruitfulness to women, etc. - / Photo's 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: 10.795 × 6.985 cm (4 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11774 | Hekona board seats |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11776 | People standing around hekona board seat |
Africa
| ||
| 22-2-50/B3469 | "Ikona" or "hikono" set up in pairs in n.e. basa. 1 board = male |
Raw Material
Furniture |
Cameroon
| |
| 2004.24.6907.2 | Two decorated medicine board seats |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.24.6907.3 | Man standing bechind decorated medicine board seats |
Cameroon
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| 2004.29.11773 | Elephant teeth used as medicine |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11853 | Woman carrying basket on back |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11743 | Man and two women sitting in front of house |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11839 | Yam garden |
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
|