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Object Number
2004.29.12046
Display Title
Studio portrait of two boy warriors
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Africa / Two warriors of Africa / From Evart Wendell Collection / Given to Harvard College. / Main lab. in Widener Library"; in pencil on board: "Probably Besa or Besarine / the so -called "Fuzzy-wuggies... on Red Sea Coast... per Leon Serota 6/79"; printed on photograph: "[Zan]gaki / No. 559 Deux gueriers d'Afrique 518"
Department
Photographic
Date
1870-1910
Artist
Zangaki Brothers
Culture
- African
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 25.4001 × 20.32 cm (10 × 8 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.12766 | Two brothers |
Abyssinia
| ||
| 2004.29.11146 | Man |
Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.12041 | Group sitting on rocks |
Abyssinia
| ||
| 2004.29.12705 | Group of children standing on tree-lined road, with pyramids in background |
Cairo
| ||
| 2004.29.12761 | Two boys in front of a wall |
Abyssinia
| ||
| 2004.29.12763 | Woman sitting on a rock and holding a tambourine |
Abyssinia
| ||
| 2004.29.12764 | Group of men and boys in front of a tent |
Abyssinia
| ||
| 2004.29.12769 | Man on a camel holding a spear |
Abyssinia
| ||
| 2004.29.12691 | Relief of man in a boat |
Egypt
| ||
| 2004.29.12706 | Street scene and mosque |
Cairo
| ||
| 2004.29.12715 | Six men and a crocodile |
Egypt
| ||
| 2004.29.12728 | Boy with a donkey |
Egypt
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