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Object Number 2004.29.11940
Display Title Njem woman with albinism
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations Written on board: "Bene / Bantu / 35 / Njem woman [with albinism] / Southern Cameroon / Gift of George Schwab. 1919. / Bantu of the Fang Group."
Department Photographic
Date 1919
Artist George Schwab
Culture
  • Njem
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 × 6.35 cm (4 × 2 1/2 in.)

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