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Object Number 2004.29.11865
Display Title Hut hearth
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Basa Tribe / (Bantu) / Same hearth B. / Basa Tribe / 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: 6.985 × 10.795 cm (2 3/4 × 4 1/4 in.)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Hut hearth
2004.29.11863 Hut hearth
Africa
Hut hearth
2004.29.11864 Hut hearth
Africa
Mats tied to roof of hut
2004.29.11862 Mats tied to roof of hut
Africa
Woman and boy standing in front of a hut
2004.29.11871 Woman and boy standing in front of a hut
Africa
Two women standing, with hut in background
2004.29.11849 Two women standing, with hut in background
Africa
Baso hut with decorated panels
2004.29.11738 Baso hut with decorated panels
Africa
Woman working in front of hut
2004.29.11823 Woman working in front of hut
Africa
Gable end of a hut
2004.29.11814 Gable end of a hut
Africa
Hut with baskets for collecting termite larvae on roof
2004.29.11842 Hut with baskets for collecting termite larvae on roof
Africa
Smelting - the roof over furnace
2004.29.11867 Smelting - the roof over furnace
Africa
Double hut with open storage space between the two
2004.29.11745 Double hut with open storage space between the two
Africa
Goat and sheep pen or hut
2004.29.11744 Goat and sheep pen or hut
Africa