IDNO

LS.125675.TC1

Description

On Catalogue Card: "Congo region. XLV Congo. 63.
Moto.o.keta & 2 attendants. The white bead beads are used for funerals."

Place

C Africa; Democratic Republic of Congo

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Moto.o.keta

Photographer

Smith, Kenred (Rev.)

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1895 - 1914

Collection Name

Teaching Slide Collection

Source

Format

Lantern Slide Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Publication: A cut-out of this image and related text are published in Smith, K., 1920. Congoland: A Book for Young People (Carey Press, London) p.34, and captioned :
"Witch Doctor and Attendants."
In the Author's Note, p.ix, Smith makes the acknowledgement:
"While most of the photographs have been taken with my own little camera, I am indebted for others to the kindness of several of my fellow missionaries in Congoland."
[Full text available at https://archive.org/details/congolandbookfor00smit, JD 21/2/2014]