Reality and fiction in ethnographic photography of the 1950s

Theme: dance/masked dance, religious life, rites and beliefs
Photographer: Carlo Lamote (°1928)
Patron: Inforcongo
Place of production: Democratic Republic of the Congo > Equateur > Tshuapa
Legend: Men and women of the Likete region performing a folkdance in front of the official photographers of the colonial state. The choreography’s movements are clearly depicted here.
Original legend: AU CONGE BELGE. Voici des indigènes Bakutu de la région de Likete (District de la Tshuapa) exécutant la danse "Bonkasa" (danse de deuil).
Dimensions: 18 cm x 24 cm
Inventory number: HP.1974.1.57
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