The objects of the mukanda initiation

  • Object type: architectural structure or element > element for support and stability > wall panel
    Place of collecting: Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bandundu > Kwango
    Culture: Nkanu
    Date of acquisition: 1911-10-31
    Inventory number: EO.0.0.4616
  • Object type: architectural structure or element > element for support and stability > wall panel
    Place of collecting: Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bandundu > Kwango
    Culture: Nkanu
    Date of acquisition: 1911-10-31
    Inventory number: EO.0.0.4617
  • Object type: mask
    Place of collecting: Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bandundu > Kwango
    Culture: Nkanu
    Date of acquisition: 1946-07-12
    Inventory number: EO.0.0.43093
  • Theme: dance/masked dance, headdress, religious life, rites and beliefs
    Photographer: Daniel J. A. J. Pieters
    Place of production: Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bandundu
    Inventory number: AP.0.0.22633
  • Object type: mask
    Place of collecting: Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bandundu > Kwango
    Culture: Mbati
    Date of acquisition: 1998-04-17
    Inventory number: SJ.1320
  • Object type: mask
    Place of collecting: Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bandundu > Kwango
    Culture: Yaka
    Date of acquisition: 1930-02-28
    Inventory number: EO.0.0.31424
  • Theme: religious life, rites and beliefs, hut, architecture and construction, art and crafts
    Photographer: François Léopold Michel (°1855 - †1932)
    Place of production: Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Inventory number: AP.0.0.21753
  • Theme: religious life, rites and beliefs, buildings, architecture and construction, art and crafts
    Photographer: Adolphe Alfred Mahieu (°1853 - †1929)
    Inventory number: AP.0.0.30143