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Object Number
2004.29.11799
Display Title
Man's mourning costume
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Basa Tribe / (Bantu) / Man's mourning costume / Baso division of Basaclans. / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11814 | Gable end of a hut |
Africa
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| 2004.29.11738 | Baso hut with decorated panels |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11836 | Binding leaves around laths to make roof mats |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11857 | Woman in mourning for dead brother |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11743 | Man and two women sitting in front of house |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11746 | Hut with painted scene on the side |
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
| ||
| 2004.29.11837 | Man making palm roof mats |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11899 | Widow of Bene chief in mourning costume |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11757 | Man carrying palm branch basket load |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11843 | Man climbing an oil palm to collect palm wine from gourds |
Africa
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