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headdress, body modifications, clothing/ornament, object, religious life, rites and beliefs, local authority, portrait, body art
Photographer
Auguste M. Bal
Place of production
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Equateur
Culture
Mbanja
Legend
Mbanja dignitary with characteristic insignias, including a leopard skin hat, a necklace with leopard teeth and a fly whisk of which the grip is bound with copper wire.
Acquisition related person
Auguste M. Bal, as donor
Original legend
Notable Banza à Kungu. Calotte en epau de léopard Chasse-mouche cerclé de cuivre Collier à dents de léopard.
Inventory number
EP.0.0.4951
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