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Theme
headdress, body modifications, clothing/ornament, object, food/meal, dwelling/house, architecture and construction
Photographer
Auguste M. Bal
Place of production
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Equateur
Culture
Mbuja
Legend
Woman preparing the meal. Mbuja women rub 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
Femme préparant le repas. A voir : - la coiffure de la femme ; le pilon rudimentairement sculpté - la cuiller en bois se trouvant sul le pot - l'état lamentable de la hutte couverte de ndele et réparée au moyen de grandes feuilles dites ngongo - le morceau visible du tabouret sculpté
Inventory number
EP.0.0.4243
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