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Widows
Object Number 2004.29.11939
Display Title Widows
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Bene / Bantu / 35 / Widows weeds. / Southern Cameroon / Gift of George Schwab. 1919. / Bantu of the Fang Group."
Department Photographic
Date 1919
Artist George Schwab
Culture
  • Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 × 6.35 cm (4 × 2 1/2 in.)

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