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Tags
American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Field photographs
Mangbetu
Asset ID
224447
Title
Mangbetu mural painting, Rungu
Description
The arrival of Westerners in central Africa was sometimes recorded in Mangbetu art. Figurative paintings on houses typically depicted the relationship between Africans and colonial officials.
Agent (Role)
Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957
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Photographer
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Date
1909-1915 (photographed)
City Town
Rungu
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: 224447
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. 30.
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