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Object Number 2004.29.12179
Display Title Batwa men with bows and arrows, with volcanoes in distance
Descriptions
Object Description Written in ink on board: "Babutu / Bantu / At Kissolo. Kigezi district S. W. Uganda, Batwa people (dwarf) / Volcanoes in distance / Gift of Dr. John C. Phillips 1925"; written in pencil on board: "- not Babutu of Cameroun! G. S. / Bahutu - 7/96"
Department Photographic
Date 1885-1925
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda / Western Province / Kigezi
Additional Geographic Terms Kissolo
Dimensions Overall: 12.065 × 17.145 cm (4 3/4 × 6 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. John C. Phillips

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