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Object Number 998-14-00/1.1.135
Display Title Pygmy men and young boys with non-Pygmy man squatting posing for photograph
Descriptions
Object Description Written on album page: "Gombari. All are Pygmies / save for the man squatting"
Department Photographic
Date 1927-1928
Artist Milton Katz
Culture
  • Central and Equatorial African styles
  • Pygmy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo / <State> / <County> / <City> / Gombari
Africa / Belgian Congo
Dimensions Overall: 10.795 × 7.9375 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/8 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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Pygmy men and young boys posing for photograph
998-14-00/1.1.127 Pygmy men and young boys posing for photograph
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Pygmy women and young girls posing for photograph
998-14-00/1.1.130 Pygmy women and young girls posing for photograph
Belgian Congo
Gombari
Pygmy women and young girls posing for photograph
998-14-00/1.1.129 Pygmy women and young girls posing for photograph
Belgian Congo
Gombari
Pygmy women and young girls posing for photograph
998-14-00/1.1.131 Pygmy women and young girls posing for photograph
Belgian Congo
Gombari
Pygmy women and young girls posing for photograph
998-14-00/1.1.132 Pygmy women and young girls posing for photograph
Gombari
Belgian Congo
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998-14-00/1.1.126 Pygmy men posing for photograph
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Pygmy men posing for photograph
998-14-00/1.1.125 Pygmy men posing for photograph
Belgian Congo
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Arebi
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Two Pygmy men posing for photograph before curtain, frontal view
998-14-00/1.1.137 Two Pygmy men posing for photograph before curtain, frontal view
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