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American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Asset ID
228399
Title
Engraving on Ivory
Description
Bottom, second to the left: A Zande hunter plays a harp while he waits for an oracle to predict a successful elephant hunt. From a pictograph engraved by Saza on an ivory and camwood box.
Agent (Role)
Kirschner, Julius
(
Photographer
),
Saza
(
Creator
)
Date
1917
Artwork/Object Type
Engravings
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Is Part Of
African reflections : art from northeastern Zaire
Collection/Work Relation
AMNH Special Collections, Photographic Negative Collection, 4 x 5: 228399
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American Museum of Natural History
Publication History
Schildkrout, Enid, Curtis A Keim, Curtis A Keim, American Museum of Natural History, and American Museum of Natural History. 1990. African Reflections : Art from Northeastern Zaire. Seattle: University of Washington Press, p. 233.
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