IDNO

P.57241.RDG

Description

A Bonjugo? man making a wooden stool from what appears to be one piece of wood in an inverted ‘U’ form. The man is using a tool to smooth the edges of the stool, and an adze is on the ground to the left of the man. The man has extensive facial cicatrisation and wears a loin cloth, neck, wrist, and ankle ornaments, a leather strap worn across the body. In the background is a wooden hut with a thatch roof.

Place

C Africa; ?Democratic Republic of the Congo; ?Bonjugo

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: This photograph appears to be part of a series relating to the BMS missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo. See P.57228-57251.RDG. These locations have been added to the place fields. [JD 14/6/2007]

Place: No further information has been located on the term “Bonjujo”. [JD 19/6/2007]

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]