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Object Number
2004.29.11875
Display Title
Man with beads woven into his beard
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Basa Tribe / (Bantu) / Beads woven into beard / Basa / 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: 10.795 × 6.985 cm (4 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11798 | Clan chief Mahop and his paternal uncle |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.24.6896 | Man with decorative beads woven into his beard |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.29.11861 | Man constructing a roof |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11783 | Man rolling strophanthus poison on arrows |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11873 | Man standing in front of a wall |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11874 | Man standing in front of a shelter |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11876 | Man with scarification of abdomen |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11860 | Making a modern door |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11788 | Man making large fish traps |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11870 | North Basa chief |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11863 | Hut hearth |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11862 | Mats tied to roof of hut |
Africa
|