Henry Rosy and the initiation of gaza wuli
Theme:
religious life, rites and beliefs, buildings, architecture and construction
Photographer:
Henry Rosy
Place of production:
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Equateur > Ubangi > Congo-Ubangi
Culture:
Ngbaka
Legend:
The circumcision camp has a second entrance at the side. It is from here that the young gaza-no boys discretely leave the camp to go hunting or fishing - or where an instructor silently takes a married circumcised male to the bush where his wife awaits him.
Acquisition related person:
Henry Rosy as donor
Original legend:
Cérémonie de la circoncision chez les Bwaka.
Deuxième entrée du camp des "Gaza".
Inventory number:
EP.0.0.6265