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Object Number
2004.29.11889
Display Title
Smoothing bark plates for hut
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Ngumba / (Bantu) / Ngumba Tribe - smoothing / bark plates for hut. / Ngumba Tribe. / Photographs by Rev. George Schwab. 1919-22."
Department
Photographic
Date
1919-1922
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Ngumba
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11890 | Woman scraping soup stock from a block of wild mango kernel |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.24.6949B | Man smoothing and shaping bark plates for hut |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.29.11811 | Hut almost plastered and ready for smoothing mud walls |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11931 | Raising flag pole |
Lolo
| ||
| 2004.29.11863 | Hut hearth |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11862 | Mats tied to roof of hut |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11864 | Hut hearth |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11865 | Hut hearth |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11738 | Baso hut with decorated panels |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11814 | Gable end of a hut |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11842 | Hut with baskets for collecting termite larvae on roof |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11871 | Woman and boy standing in front of a hut |
Africa
|