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Theme
body modifications
Photographer
Armand Joseph Oscar Hutereau (°1875 - †1914)
Place of production
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Province Orientale > Aruwimi & Uele > Uele > Bas-Uele
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 male photographer’s gaze strayed off to the ‘forbidden areas’ of the female body.
Original legend
Femme Kapilika Tatouage de dos
Inventory number
AP.0.0.12035
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