IDNO

P.57238.RDG

Description

A group of women stacking pots for firing. The pots have a base colour of white clay? and decorated with a darker colour. The pots are stacked with branches as supports, and a pile of firewood is to the left of the pots. The group of women has extensive facial cicatrisation, and predominantly wear neck ornaments and loin cloths. A girl on the far right wears a missionary dress.

Physical Condition: The photograph is printed from a cracked glass plate. [JD 19/6/2007]

Place

C Africa; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Upoto [Bopoto]

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Smith, Kenred (Rev.)

Collector / Expedition

Ridgeway, William

Date

circa 1895 - 1914

Collection Name

Ridgeway Collection

Source

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.57192.RDG to P.57260.RDG were found in C274/1/ which came from C274/. The latter was kept in Wooden Drawer VI.

Place: Upoto (Bopoto) is situated almost at the extreme north of the great ‘Horseshoe Bend’ (in 2 deg 7’ N. lat.) [Source: ‘The Upper Congo as a Waterway’, Rev. George Crenfell, in The Geographical Journal, Vol. 20, No 5 (Nov 1902) pp. 485-498. JSTOR Online. JD 4/10/2006]

Place: A BMS mission was established in Upoto (Bopoto) in 1890. [Source: ‘Protestant missions and the History of Lingala’ William J. Samarin, in Journal of Religion in Africa, Vol. 16, Fasc. 2 (June 1986) pp. 138-163, JSTOR Online, JD 4/10/2006]

Photographer: This photograph appears to be part of the series of prints annotated as being “K. Smith’s Congo phot.” See P.57233.RDG. The record has been amended accordingly. [JD 14/6/2007]

Biographical Information: See Biographies file for information on Reverend Kenred Smith. [JD 14/6/2007]

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [JD 2/7/2007]