Photographs of the expedition of Armand Hutereau
Theme:
body modifications, clothing/ornament, local authority, portrait
Photographer:
Armand Joseph Oscar Hutereau (°1875 - †1914)
Place of production:
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Province Orientale > Aruwimi & Uele > Uele > Bas-Uele
Legend:
Apart from physical anthropological measurement, photography was also used to provide an overview of the various 'races' in Congo. Special attention was paid to physical traits such as filed teeth, 'tattoos', hair styles and head deformations, which were assumed to offer the basis of a racial classification. Later on it turned out that no physical trait could be of use for such a division.
Original legend:
Denge frère du chef Monga
Inventory number:
AP.0.0.12069