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Object Number
2004.29.11899
Display Title
Widow of Bene chief in mourning costume
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Bene / Bantu / Widow of Bene chief in mourning costume / body smeared with clay, banana leaf dress / Bantu - Fang Group / Gift of George Schwab. 1919."
Department
Photographic
Date
1919
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 × 8.255 cm (3 × 3 1/4 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11898 | Fake grave of Bene chief and his widows in mourning |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11914 | Interior of Bene chief's palaver house |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11915 | Bene chiefs and followers |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11939 | Widows |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.29.11912 | Bene women given in pawn on husband's debt |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11913 | Bene hunter with bow gun and poisoned arrows |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11897 | Tatooing Bene girls |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11906 | Bene watching George Schwab eat lunch |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11900 | Bene girl mashing plantains |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11901 | Bene woman hairdresser |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11885 | Bene-Bulu hunting party |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.24.13966B | Widow with painted design, part of mourning, back view |
Cameroon
|