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Theme
dance/masked dance, headdress, clothing/ornament, object, religious life, rites and beliefs, village sceneries
Photographer
Henry Rosy
Place of production
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Equateur > Ubangi > Congo-Ubangi
Culture
Ngbaka
Legend
The special costume that the young gaza initiates wear consists of a long harness, the biliwili, made of small polychrome wooden rods linked to one another like a cartridge belt. They hold wooden arms in their hands.
Acquisition related person
Henry Rosy, as donor
Original legend
Cérémonie de la circoncision chez les Bwaka.
Inventory number
EP.0.0.6271
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