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Object Number
2004.29.11804
Display Title
Woman sitting in doorway of hut protected by charms
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Basa Tribe / (Bantu) / Hut protected by charms - the plants near it / are also charms / Photographed by Rev. Georrge Schwab, 1922"
Department
Photographic
Date
1919-1922
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Bantu speaking peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Dimensions
Overall: 6.35 × 10.16 cm (2 1/2 × 4 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11772 | Charms in path to stop advance of evil spirits |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.24.6679 | Man sitting in front of hut with charms to ward off evil |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.29.11805 | Two men and a woman in front of hut |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11800 | Hut with carved panels |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11806 | Hut with decorated panels |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11803 | Door of hut made of ends of oil palm fronds |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11802 | Hut with carved panels |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11801 | Hut with carved panels |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.24.6726 | Man with hunting charms |
Cameroon
| ||
| 22-2-50/B3477 | "Disi" n.e. basa necklace of charms |
Charm
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 2004.24.6721 | Widow with charms |
Cameroon
| ||
| 40-24-50/4999 | Wooden hunting whistles and charms on string |
Ornament
|
Africa
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