Reality and fiction in ethnographic photography of the 1950s
Theme:
music, dance/masked dance
Photographer:
Carlo Lamote (°1928)
Patron:
Inforcongo
Place of production:
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Equateur > Tshuapa
Legend:
Men and women performing a folkdance for official photographers of the colonial state in the Likete region. They are accompanied by two percussionists.
Original legend:
AU CONGO BELGE. Voici des indigènes Bakutu de la région de Likete (district de la Tshuapa) exécutant la danse "Bonkasa" (danse de deuil).
Inventory number:
HP.1957.1.73