Kuba Nyim (King) in regalia, Congo by Angelo Turconi
Alex Webb
ZAIRE. Congo. 1986. Near Lubumbashi. Local women near the Gecamines copper and cobalt mine.
Minganji masqueraders (Pende people), Gungu, Congo 1970 by Eliot Elisofon
I remember buying figures of them at the market in Kinshasa.
I used to have Minganji dolls as well. Don’t know where my mum put them
Efé people
The Efé are part of the indigenous people of Congo who live in the Ituri Rainforest of D.R.Congo. The Efé pygmies are considered by mitochondrial DNA haplotype analysis to be one of the oldest races on earth (edited)
Mbombio, Chief Mogendo’s principal wife, Medje village, Congo, by Eliot Elisofon, 1970
Kuba man(Ngady Amwaash masked dancer) by Eliot Elisofon
The mask Ngady Amwaash represents Mweel, the sister of Woot, and dances with the Moshambwooy mask that this mythical hero symbolizes. There are no perforated eye-holes and thus the mask must be worn somewhat back on the head. The paralllel lines running under the eyes represent tears, byoosh'dy. The costume ressembles that of the Moshambwooy mask. There are, however, some added female attributes.“ [Cornet J., 1993: Masks Among the Kuba Peoples, Face of the Spirits]
Mbuti boys wear grass skirts during their circumcision ceremony, Congo, Randy Olson.
Students at the government school Lycée Kele Kele, Kananga, Congo by Eliot Elisofon 1970
Street seller
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Students at Protestant secondary school, Mbandaka, (part 2) Congo by Eliot Elisofon, 1972.