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Tags
American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Field photographs
Asset ID
sg-0475a
Title
Mangbetu mural painting
Description
Europeans at the turn of the century noted and admired the Mangbetu use of symmetry in their designs. The repeated, linear pattern seen here illustrates this style; stereograph
Agent (Role)
Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957
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Photographer
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Date
1909-1915 (photographed)
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Is Part Of
African reflections : art from northeastern Zaire
Collection/Work Relation
AMNH Special Collections, PPC .A47: American Museum Congo expedition photographs, 475a
External Resource
AMNH Library authority record:
American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
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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. 104.
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