Mounted photographs, 1911-1912

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MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 17 / B15 (items 1-30)

Black and white mounted photographs captioned as follows:

(1) cicatricing, Mayumbe country
(2) cicatricing, Bangala territory
(3) Congo lads ironing – in employment of Messrs. Lever Brothers' Agents, Kinchasa
(4) style of hairdressing, Eloby Island
(5) Ngombe native, now soldier of Congo state
(6) Bangala tribal mark
(7) an Ikelemba woman with tribal mark
(8) Batetela woman, Kasai
(9) Kasai woman
(10) chief on the Ikelemba
(11) Chinaman at Gabon who helped to build the Congo railway
(12) half-cast[e] child of Belgian trader, Kasai
(13) native hairdressing and headbinding, Bangla District, upper Congo
(14) a San Thomé policeman
(15) elephantiasis in feet
(16) witch at Euli, Ikelemba
(17) Bakuba native shewing [sic] peculiar style of shaving the head
(18) mother and child of Mongo tribe, upper Congo
(19) a chief on the Ikelemba, who entertained Mr. and Mrs. Harris in his compound
(20) Aruwimi natives with peculiar headdress
(21) the blind chief of Ndeki, Bangala territory
(22) Ngombe man of Boputo, upper Congo
(23) women on San Thomé
(24) a group of Congo women
(25) laughing boy at Landana
(26) woman of Waka
(27) a Beringa paddler – famous for his boat songs
(28) Ngombe of Bopoto, upper Congo
(29) elephantiasis in knee, Kasai District
(30) Aruwimi chief wearing hat of monkey skin

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MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 17 / B15 (items 1-30)

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