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Producer
Charles Callewaert (°1855 - †1945)
Theme
headdress, local authority, portrait
Legend
The portraits made by the European agents of Leopold II often enabled people to put a face to a name, a name that was transmitted by word of mouth such as this chief of Kimpoko. Sometimes Charles Callewaert was inspired by photographs. Certain images in his notebook "Types of the Equator" presents a report with a photo or with the Spanish version of the work of H.M. Stanley on the EIC foundation (E. M. Stanley, "El Congo y la creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre. Historia de los trabajos y exploraciones verificados", Barcelona, S.d.).
Inscription
Banfounna ou Babbalia Gambiellé, Chef de Kimpoko Kimpoko 18 Févr. 1882
Date of acquisition
1989
Dimensions
24 cm x 17,5 cm
Technique
graphic arts > mixed technique
Inventory number
HO.0.1.3143
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