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Object Number
998-14-00/1.1.116
Display Title
Pygmies dancing, with view of bricked building in background
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on album page: "Pygmies dancing. The Pygmies, who wander about in the deep forest, and / dislike coming forth into open country because of the discomforting sun, gathered at / Gombari, at the request of the local Belgian official, who had won their confidence, / and danced for the white man's edification. They enjoy both dancing and admiration. The hut in the background was made (under European direction, of course) / of bricks fashioned from the red clayed-earth of the vicinity."
Department
Photographic
Date
1927-1928
Artist
Milton Katz
Culture
- Central and Equatorial African styles
- Pygmy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Belgian Congo
Africa / Congo / <State> / <County> / <City> / Gombari
Africa / Congo / <State> / <County> / <City> / Gombari
Materials
Print, black and white adhered to Album
Dimensions
Overall: 7.9375 × 10.3188 cm (3 1/8 × 4 1/16 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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