IDNO

P.7115.ACH1

Description

On Catalogue Card: Native chief with ceremonial stool.

A Bopoto Chief standing next to a ceremonial stool and holding a spear-head currency. The man wears a striped sash across his body, a barkcloth? loincloth, a white bead neck ornament, iron? wrist and ankle ornaments, and holds a peaked cap. The man is posing in front of a wood panelled wall, possibly part of a missionary building?. [JD 25/09/2022]

Place

C Africa; Democratic Republic of Congo; northern Congo

Cultural Affliation

Bapoto

Named Person

Photographer

Smith, Kenred (Rev.)

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1895 - 1914

Collection Name

Mounted Haddon Collectionvon Hugel Collection

Source

Format

Print Black & White Mounted

Primary Documentation

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