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Expedition traveling from Goulfei to Hadjer-el-Hamis
Expedition traveling from Goulfei to Hadjer-el-Hamis
Object Number 998-14-00/1.3.149
Display Title Expedition traveling from Goulfei to Hadjer-el-Hamis
Descriptions
Object Description Written on album page: "On the way from Goulfei to Hadjer-el-Hamis. This is a place where five granite hills rise abruptly out of the desert near Lake Chad. We went to investigate large caves said to be in them."
Department Photographic
Date 1927-1928
Artist Milton Katz
Culture
  • Central and Equatorial African styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Belgian Congo
Additional Geographic Terms road from Goulfei to Hadjer-el-Hamis
Materials Print, black and white on Album
Dimensions Overall: 8.5725 × 11.43 cm (3 3/8 × 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Vivian Katz and Family of Milton Katz
Provenance
Collector Milton Katz (1927-1928)
Intermediary David Warrington
Donor Vivian Katz (5/8/98)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Approaching Hadjer-el-Hamis
998-14-00/1.3.155 Approaching Hadjer-el-Hamis
Chad
Approaching Hadjer-el-Hamis
998-14-00/1.3.157 Approaching Hadjer-el-Hamis
Chad
Approaching Hadjer-el-Hamis
998-14-00/1.3.156 Approaching Hadjer-el-Hamis
Chad
Chari River near Goulfei
998-14-00/1.3.13 Chari River near Goulfei
Goulfei
Belgian Congo
Open country near Goulfei
998-14-00/1.3.12 Open country near Goulfei
Belgian Congo
Goulfei
Swampy, largely dried up stream
998-14-00/1.3.152 Swampy, largely dried up stream
Belgian Congo
Crowd of people in village
998-14-00/1.3.167 Crowd of people in village
Chad
Crowd of people in village
998-14-00/1.3.166 Crowd of people in village
Chad
Crowd of people in village
998-14-00/1.3.168 Crowd of people in village
Chad
Maiobakaka, the sub-chief of Goulfei
998-14-00/1.3.15 Maiobakaka, the sub-chief of Goulfei
Belgian Congo
Son of Hami merchant on Hajj
2010.5.36766 Son of Hami merchant on Hajj
Asia
Pilgrim woman - Hami mountains
2010.5.36767 Pilgrim woman - Hami mountains
China