Photographs of the expedition of Charles Lemaire (1898-1900)
Theme:
landscape, village sceneries, dwelling/house, hut, city, local authority
Photographer:
François Léopold Michel (°1855 - †1932)
Patron:
Charles François Alexandre Lemaire (°1863 - †1925)
Place of production:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Legend:
Because houses couldn’t simply be taken to Belgium due to their size, the museum in Tervuren asked Lemaire to make a photographic inventory of the various types of dwellings in the south of Congo.
Original legend:
Vue du village de feu, le chef Mulumu
Niama à Djamakeli
Inventory number:
AP.0.0.1208