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Object Number 2004.29.11948
Display Title Hunter
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Bene / - Bulu (6/96) / Bantu / Native hunter at Metet - Bulu-pigmy type / Bantu of the Fang Group. / Gift of Mr. George Schwab. 1919."
Department Photographic
Date 1919
Artist George Schwab
Culture
  • Bene
  • Pygmy
  • Bulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon / <State> / <County> / Metet
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 × 7.62 cm (5 × 3 in.)

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