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American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Bangba
Field photographs
Asset ID
111859
Title
Bangba village with large circular dwellings
Description
Kongoli's village, near Rungu. Chiefs' villages included houses for the chief and his wives, a courtyard, and a shelter house. When a ruler died, the village was moved to another location for the new ruler to establish his court.
Agent (Role)
Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957
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Photographer
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Date
1909, 1913 (photographed)
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Is Part Of
African reflections : art from northeastern Zaire
Collection/Work Relation
AMNH Special Collections, Photographic Negative Collection, 5 x 7: 111859
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Repository
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. 79.
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