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Object Number 2004.29.11923
Display Title George Schwab and group sitting on rock next to the river
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Bene / Bantu / 33 / Natives on the Ulang River / G. Schwab & carriers / Southern Cameroon. / Gift of George Schwab. 1919 / Bantu of the Tang Group"
Department Photographic
Date 1919
Artist George Schwab
Culture
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Ulong River
Dimensions Overall: 6.35 × 10.16 cm (2 1/2 × 4 in.)

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