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Object Number
2004.29.11949
Display Title
Making pottery
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Bene / - Bulu (6/96) / Bantu / Making pottery. This is usually done by women. The / "coil" method is used. / Bantu of the Fang Group. / Gift of Mr. George Schwab. 1919."
Department
Photographic
Date
1919
Artist
George Schwab
Culture
- Bene
- Bulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Dimensions
Overall: 7.62 × 12.7 cm (3 × 5 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11943 | School boys going on a hunt with nets |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11948 | Hunter |
Metet
| ||
| 2004.29.11944 | After the hunt |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11945 | Felling trees for gardens |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11946 | Carrying palm kernels to market |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11947 | Canoes |
Gabon
| ||
| 2004.29.11931 | Raising flag pole |
Lolo
| ||
| 2004.29.11942 | Making designs on bark cloth |
Cameroon
| ||
| 2004.29.11885 | Bene-Bulu hunting party |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11901 | Bene woman hairdresser |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11905 | Mrs. Schwab meets a traders wife on the path |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11936 | George and Mrs. Schwab about to start out on a trip from Metet |
Metet
|