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Fon Ndi (r. 1926–54) at the sacred basalt stone platform overlooking the Kom hills

Paul Gebauer American, born Germany
October 1940
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fon Ndi (r. 1926–54) at the sacred basalt stone platform overlooking the Kom hills
  • Artist: Paul Gebauer (American (born Germany), 1900–1977)
  • Date: October 1940
  • Geography: Cameroon, Grassfields region, Laikom
  • Medium: Epson print from 35mm black-and-white negative
  • Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 10 in. (16.5 x 25.4 cm)
    Framed: 16 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (41.9 x 52.1 cm)
  • Classification: Paper
  • Credit Line: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Photograph Study Collection, Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, Bequest of Paul Gebauer, 1977 (PSC 1977.1.194, frame 29)
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing