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Object Number
998-14-00/1.1.105
Display Title
Ekibondo village with view of oil palms
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on album page: "The village of Ekibondo, a powerful chief. The growth has become of wet character - the / graceful trees are oil palms. The people of this village, while not true Mangbetu, / have largely adopted Mangbetu manners. The Mangbetu are the people of the region most / given to the arts; their carvings in ivory and ebony are now well known to Africanists; / and their tendencies seem to have found expression in the beauty of this village."
Department
Photographic
Date
1927-1928
Artist
Milton Katz
Culture
- Mangbetu
- Central and Equatorial African styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Congo
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Ekibondo
Africa / Belgian Congo
Africa / Belgian Congo
Materials
Print, black and white adhered to Album
Dimensions
Overall: 8.255 × 10.795 cm (3 1/4 × 4 1/4 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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