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Theme

headdress, body modifications, clothing/ornament, family/family life, local authority, portrait, body art

Photographer

Auguste M. Bal

Place of production

Democratic Republic of the Congo > Equateur

Culture

Ngombe

Legend

Ngombe-Mowea women who rubbed their hair with a mixture of palm oil, red ngula powder and the ashes of aromatic herbs.

Acquisition related person

Auguste M. Bal, as donor

Original legend

Indigènes de Bayanga.

Inventory number

EP.0.0.4231




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