The ethnographic field photographs of Auguste Bal

Theme: headdress, body modifications, clothing/ornament, object, religious life, rites and beliefs, family/family life, local authority, portrait, body art
Photographer: Auguste M. Bal
Place of production: Democratic Republic of the Congo > Equateur
Culture: Ngombe
Legend: Young Ngombe woman who has just given birth with her companion. The young woman is wearing specific parading knives indicating that she goes from village to village to ask for donations. The umbrella her companion is carrying is one of the gifts received.
Acquisition related person: Auguste M. Bal as donor
Original legend: Jeune mère en tournée pour recevoir des cadeaux. Bomboma.
Inventory number: EP.0.0.4920
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