The ethnographic field photographs of Auguste Bal

Theme: headdress, body modifications, clothing/ornament, object, religious life, rites and beliefs, local authority, portrait, body art
Photographer: Auguste M. Bal
Place of production: Democratic Republic of the Congo > Equateur
Culture: Mbanja
Legend: Mbanja dignitary with characteristic insignias, including a leopard skin hat, a necklace with leopard teeth and a fly whisk of which the grip is bound with copper wire.
Acquisition related person: Auguste M. Bal as donor
Original legend: Notable Banza à Kungu. Calotte en epau de léopard Chasse-mouche cerclé de cuivre Collier à dents de léopard.
Inventory number: EP.0.0.4951
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