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Producer
Charles Callewaert (°1855 - †1945)
Theme
clothing/ornament, religious life, rites and beliefs, events, portrait
Legend
This young boy of the Lower Congo painted by Charles Callewaert is taking part in an initiation ceremony, that of circumcision. He wears a plant skirt and is covered in kaolin. A similar image is found in the publication by Edouard James Glave, "Six Years of Adventure in Congo Land" (London, 1893, p. 81), with the caption "A boy of the Nkimba" and a text describing what takes place at the ceremony.
Inscription
Nkimba ou Circonçision Ngangila 23 Juillet 1882
Date of acquisition
1989
Dimensions
24 cm x 17,5 cm
Technique
graphic arts > mixed technique
Inventory number
HO.0.1.3141
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