The ethnographic field photographs of Auguste Bal

Theme: landscape, object, religious life, rites and beliefs, buildings, architecture and construction
Photographer: Auguste M. Bal
Place of production: Democratic Republic of the Congo > Equateur > Lisala
Culture: Ngbandi
Legend: Ngbandi bury their deceased at the foot of a tree or in a termite hill. The possessions of the deceased and the persons mourning are put in these tombs.
Acquisition related person: Auguste M. Bal as donor
Original legend: Culte des ancêtres, tous les objets ayant appartenus à des défunt et aux personnes qui portèrent le deuil sont déposés au pied de ces arbres.
Inventory number: EP.0.0.4246
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