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Object Number
2004.29.11886
Display Title
Bulu man with courie shell headdress
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Bulu Tribe / Bantu / 32 / Old time Bulu wearing the courie shell / head dress characteristic of the Ntum / tribe of Fang group. / Bantu of the Fang Group. / Gift of George Schwab 1919"
Department
Photographic
Date
1919
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Bulu
- Fang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 × 7.62 cm (5 × 3 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11885 | Bene-Bulu hunting party |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11887 | Bulu boys wrestling; Bantu of the Fang Group |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11882 | Bulu group |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11879 | Bulu women with grass skirts |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11888 | Man with spears standing in front of trees |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11884 | Woman with fish trap |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11943 | School boys going on a hunt with nets |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11883 | Temporary bark and thatch residence |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11881 | Large group sitting in path |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11878 | Women grinding peanuts and playing "harp" |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11948 | Hunter |
Metet
| ||
| 2004.29.11880 | Large group in front of a school |
Africa
|