The ethnographic field photographs of Auguste Bal
Theme:
headdress, body modifications, clothing/ornament, object, religious life, rites and beliefs, village sceneries, events, portrait
Photographer:
Auguste M. Bal
Place of production:
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Equateur
Culture:
Ngbaka
Legend:
Newly initiated boy in the final phase of the gaza initiation cycle. He is wearing shoulder straps made of wooden polychrome sticks and a disc placed in front of the mouth. He is also wearing the typical amulet with leopard teeth and a beaded headdress.
Acquisition related person:
Auguste M. Bal as donor
Original legend:
Un gaza à Guga (circoncis)
Inventory number:
EP.0.0.4945