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Object Number
2004.29.11910
Display Title
Womens ceremonial dance
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Bene / Bantu / 26 / a. Bene Tribe - Women's "confessional" - ceremonial dance during "confession" / 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: 6.985 × 10.795 cm (2 3/4 × 4 1/4 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11911 | Womens ceremonial dance |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11909 | Group standing in front of a hut |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11908 | Headman's grave |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11907 | Playing harp |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11743 | Man and two women sitting in front of house |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11916 | Smithy |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11918 | Boys putting stropanthus poison on "arrows" |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11917 | Making redwood powder to be smeared on body |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11920 | Men hewing out so-cult images |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11919 | Making twine |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11922 | Man sitting on a stool, with trees in background |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11921 | Man resting |
Africa
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