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Theme
dance/masked dance, headdress, clothing/ornament, object, religious life, rites and beliefs, village sceneries, events
Photographer
Henry Rosy
Place of production
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Equateur > Ubangi > Congo-Ubangi
Culture
Ngbaka
Legend
Within the initiation enclosure, after having crossed the second barrier (the mongwanga), the novice advances towards the last obstacle, the dokofiu. Here he is undressed by the circumcisers.
Acquisition related person
Henry Rosy, as donor
Original legend
Cérémonie de la circoncision chez les Bwaka. Le "Kangala" a passé le "Mongwanga", palissade en feuilles de palmier se trouvant entre le "Ndoko" et le "Dokofiu".
Inventory number
EP.0.0.6297
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