The ethnographic field photographs of Auguste Bal
Theme:
headdress, body modifications, clothing/ornament, object, food/meal, dwelling/house, architecture and construction
Photographer:
Auguste M. Bal
Place of production:
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Equateur
Culture:
Mbuja
Legend:
Woman preparing the meal. Mbuja women rub their hair with a mixture of palm oil, red ngula powder and the ashes of aromatic herbs.
Acquisition related person:
Auguste M. Bal as donor
Original legend:
Femme préparant le repas.
A voir :
- la coiffure de la femme ; le pilon rudimentairement sculpté
- la cuiller en bois se trouvant sul le pot
- l'état lamentable de la hutte couverte de ndele et réparée au moyen de grandes feuilles dites ngongo
- le morceau visible du tabouret sculpté
Inventory number:
EP.0.0.4243