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Object Number
2004.29.11856
Display Title
Tendency towards steatopygia
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Basa Tribe / (Bantu) / Tendency towards steatopygia / Photo's by Rev. George Schwab. 1919-20. / Basa Tribe"
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11854 | Woman giving child an enema with a gourd |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11857 | Woman in mourning for dead brother |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11859 | Woman standing in front of hut, with man in background |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11858 | Elderly woman |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11853 | Woman carrying basket on back |
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
| ||
| 2004.29.11755 | Sharpening cutlasses |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11757 | Man carrying palm branch basket load |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11756 | Woman carrying basket on her head |
Africa
|