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Theme
headdress, body modifications, clothing/ornament, object, religious life, rites and beliefs, village sceneries, events, portrait
Photographer
Auguste M. Bal
Place of production
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Equateur
Culture
Ngbaka
Legend
Newly initiated boy in the final phase of the gaza initiation cycle. He is wearing shoulder straps made of wooden polychrome sticks and a disc placed in front of the mouth. He is also wearing the typical amulet with leopard teeth and a beaded headdress.
Acquisition related person
Auguste M. Bal, as donor
Original legend
Un gaza à Guga (circoncis)
Inventory number
EP.0.0.4945
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