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American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Field photographs
Zande
Asset ID
223993
Title
Zande mural painting, Faradje
Description
When Lang visited the region, he photographed painted houses, many of which were decorated by Zande artists. The designs here, although primarily geometric, also feature a cleverly abstracted human figure on the left.
Agent (Role)
Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957
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Photographer
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Date
1911-11 (photographed)
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Is Part Of
African reflections : art from northeastern Zaire
Collection/Work Relation
AMNH Special Collection, Photographic Negative Collection, 4 x 5: 223993
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. 219.
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