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Theme
hunting, music, dance/masked dance, headdress, clothing/ornament, object, religious life, rites and beliefs, dwelling/house
Photographer
Carlo Lamote (°1928)
Patron
Inforcongo
Place of production
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bandundu > Kwango
Culture
Holo
Legend
Masked dancers were among the favourite subjects of official photographers of the colonial state. Traditional mask performances no longer took place in the 1950s, but European photographers were happy to pay to revive these types of traditions for a brief time.
Original legend
Masque du type BA-YAKA. Une de chasse chez les Baholo: le masque du danseur représente une tête d'antilope. Venus de l'Angola, les Baholo se sont établis à une époque assez récente dans le Sud du Kwango.
Inventory number
EP.0.0.14690
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