Reality and fiction in ethnographic photography of the 1950s
Theme:
hunting, music, dance/masked dance, headdress, clothing/ornament, object, religious life, rites and beliefs, dwelling/house
Photographer:
Carlo Lamote (°1928)
Patron:
Inforcongo
Place of production:
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bandundu > Kwango
Culture:
Holo
Legend:
Masked dancers were among the favourite subjects of official photographers of the colonial state. Traditional mask performances no longer took place in the 1950s, but European photographers were happy to pay to revive these types of traditions for a brief time.
Original legend:
Masque du type BA-YAKA. Une de chasse chez les Baholo: le masque du danseur représente une tête d'antilope. Venus de l'Angola, les Baholo se sont établis à une époque assez récente dans le Sud du Kwango.
Inventory number:
EP.0.0.14690