Lot no. 4
Congo Presse / Democratic Republic of Congo.
Two superb pre-1960 silver prints with captions on typewritten label on verso.
1-Type of Ekota native, wearing the insignia of the Befumo age group. Village Lifoko-Chefferie Liunji, Province Bandaka.
2-Wearing his woven raffia tiara ("montolo") and the other insignia of his rank, here is "Nkumu" Yeli Lunguba, from the village of Moheli, in the territory of Lukolela, January 1947.
Format 24x18 cm.
Note: INFORCONGO [Congopresse]. The Information and Documentation Centre for Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
Pictures credits: Contact organization
African, American and Oceanic Art
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