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Object Number
2004.29.12068
Display Title
Men with a hippo head
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Africa / Walumbwa? / (Lumbwa) / Hypo head. Lake Victoria, Niangu. Uganda / A. Agassiz Collection / Mus. Comp. Zoology. 1914"
Department
Photographic
Date
1908
Culture
- Lumbwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms
Lake Victoria, Niangu
Dimensions
Overall: 14.605 × 20.32 cm (5 3/4 × 8 in.)
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
Donor
Donated by
Museum of Comparative Zoology
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.12069 | Group next to a hut |
Uganda
| ||
| 2004.29.12067 | Studio portrait of two men, one sitting and one standing |
Uganda
| ||
| 2004.29.12066 | Group standing next to a structure |
Uganda
| ||
| 2004.29.12065 | Market |
Uganda
| ||
| 2004.29.12064 | Market |
Uganda
| ||
| 2004.29.12061 | Woman standing and holding pot on her head |
Uganda
| ||
| 2004.29.12063 | Market |
Uganda
| ||
| 2004.29.12062 | Market |
Uganda
| ||
| 2004.29.12026 | Hair dresser |
British East Africa
Mombasa | ||
| 2004.29.12025 | Luohiti women |
British East Africa
Mombasa | ||
| 2004.29.12185 | Three men standing in front of a wall |
Uganda
| ||
| 2004.29.12123 | Warrior in dance costume |
Uganda
|