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Theme
body modifications, clothing/ornament, portrait
Photographer
Armand Joseph Oscar Hutereau (°1875 - †1914)
Place of production
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Province Orientale > Aruwimi & Uele > Uele > Bas-Uele
Culture
Mbanja
Legend
Apart from physical anthropological measurement, photography was also used to provide an overview of the various 'races' in Congo. Special attention was paid to physical traits such as filed teeth, 'tattoos', hair styles and head deformations, which were assumed to offer the basis of a racial classification. Later on it turned out that no physical trait could be of use for such a division. In some cases, the models were asked to assume ‘erotic poses’.
Original legend
Femme Abandia
Inventory number
AP.0.0.12241
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