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Object Number
59-2-00/1.5.3.2
Display Title
Diagram of string figures from the Beligian Congo.
Descriptions
Object Description
Diagrams of string figures from the Belgian Congo from Daniel Sutherland Davidson Papers. "14. 3 photos. 2 Inoko 1 Bongina. baizondeke, bird eyes. Ikoko. baiiso ba ndeke, ndeke eyes. ndeke, the bird that eats the palm nuts. kasambamba, leaf of the forest. bangala. totulu nkama, birds in a hiding place. Upoto. misu ma kusu, parrot eyes. eheya, eyes of the eheya, Ngombe. if Thumb and Middle finger loops were no valued would = crocodile, etc in form. # in ceciania(?) is derived from. his finger by- - -. not know where in Nkama(?)-7 photo sun(?) individual-not consecutively."
Department
Photographic
Date
ca. 1907
Artist
Daniel Sutherland Davidson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Belgian Congo
Materials
Ink on Paper
Dimensions
Overall: 27.9401 × 21.59 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
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