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Object Number
2004.29.11908
Display Title
Headman's grave
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Bene / Bantu / 26 / Headman's grave / Photographs taken by Rev. George Schwab, 1919-22"
Department
Photographic
Date
1919-1922
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Dimensions
Overall: 6.35 × 10.16 cm (2 1/2 × 4 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Media Restricted
| 2004.24.6936 | Headman's grave covered in pile of household goods |
Cameroon
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| 2004.29.11910 | Womens ceremonial dance |
Africa
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| 2004.29.11911 | Womens ceremonial dance |
Africa
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| 2004.24.6940B | Headman's Orchestra, Five men playing small ribbed, percussive instrument |
Cameroon
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| 2004.29.11907 | Playing harp |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11909 | Group standing in front of a hut |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11529 | Orchestra of headman |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11904 | Headman and wives escorting his daughter to her marriage |
Cameroon
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| 37-32-50/2410 | Pith stick for beating headman's drum (cf. 50/2409) |
Percussion
|
Cameroon
| |
| 35-36-60/2096 | Beater for village headman's bamboo tocsin (cf. no. 60/2095) |
Percussion
|
Thailand
| |
| 35-36-60/2095 | Village headman's bamboo tocsin |
Percussion
|
Thailand
| |
| 2004.29.11898 | Fake grave of Bene chief and his widows in mourning |
Africa
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