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Object Number
2004.29.11790
Display Title
Shooting the "mpan" or bow gun
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Basa Tribe / (Bantu) / Shooting the "mpan" or / bow-gun / Photographs 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: 10.16 × 6.35 cm (4 × 2 1/2 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11860 | Making a modern door |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11861 | Man constructing a roof |
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
| ||
| 2004.29.11867 | Smelting - the roof over furnace |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11866 | Smelting - the roof over furnace |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11870 | North Basa chief |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11779 | Clarifying palm oil |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11778 | Cutting the greens for the evening meal |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11781 | Catching water from secondary roots of an oil palm |
Africa
|