West African Wood Carvings
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Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1922
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 44A, Folder: 22
An exhibit case filled with West African wood carvings from an exhibition of the Herbert Ward African Collection in the United States National Museum (USNM), now the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), which opened March 1, 1922. Herbert Ward was an explorer, soldier, author, and artist, who collected objects of native African handicraft during his explorations on the Congo. Spears can be seen on the adjacent walls.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
For further information on Herbert Ward and his African Collection see the Smithsonian Institution's book entitled "The Herbert Ward African Collection".
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 44A, Folder: 22
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1922
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26819-A or MNH-26819A
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print