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Theme
dance/masked dance, headdress, clothing/ornament, object, religious life, rites and beliefs
Photographer
Auguste M. Bal
Place of production
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Equateur
Culture
Ngbaka
Legend
Newly initiated boys performing a specific dance at the end of the initiation cycle. They are wearing various wooden decorations including a hat, a disc placed in front of the mouth, weapons and wristbands. These adornments are typical of the gaza initiation ritual.
Acquisition related person
Auguste M. Bal, as donor
Original legend
Danse de "bagaza". Cérémonie de la circoncision à Guga.
Inventory number
EP.0.0.4933
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