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Object Number
2004.29.11894
Display Title
Boy weaving a raffia mat
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Yebekolo Shekai / Bantu / Fang Group (7/96) / Mekae or Maka boy weaving / raffia mat. / Bantu of the Fang Group / Gift of George Schwab. 1919."
Department
Photographic
Date
1919
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Fang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Dimensions
Overall: 10.16 × 5.715 cm (4 × 2 1/4 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11895 | Women with ancient form of headdress |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11893 | Girls with banana stalk dolls |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11943 | School boys going on a hunt with nets |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11887 | Bulu boys wrestling; Bantu of the Fang Group |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11886 | Bulu man with courie shell headdress |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11902 | Opening up work in the jungle |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11724 | Weaving raffia fibers |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11833 | Man splitting raffia palm frond stems for lath in roof-mat making |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11834 | Man splitting raffia palm frond stems for lath in roof-mat making |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11936 | George and Mrs. Schwab about to start out on a trip from Metet |
Metet
| ||
| 2004.29.11905 | Mrs. Schwab meets a traders wife on the path |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11884 | Woman with fish trap |
Africa
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