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Wooden Image Carving

Collector:
Mr. Herbert Ward  Search this
Donor Name:
Mrs. Sarita S. Ward  Search this
Culture:
Pende  Search this
Yaka  Search this
Object Type:
Carving
Place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Accession Date:
24 Oct 1921
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
067312
USNM Number:
E323302-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d88efa9b-d0fe-416d-9c3d-cdd9b65c95ee
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8393105

Helmet Mask

Collector:
Robert B. Keating  Search this
Donor Name:
Robert B. Keating  Search this
Culture:
Pende  Search this
Object Type:
Mask
Place:
Gungu, Bandundu Region, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Accession Date:
3 May 1982
Collection Date:
1970
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
336966
USNM Number:
E419433-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3abb6d4f0-95c1-4438-be4c-a75a3dbe490d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8451894

Mask

Collector:
Robert B. Keating  Search this
Donor Name:
Robert B. Keating  Search this
Length - Object:
25.6 cm
Width - Object:
53 cm
Culture:
Pende  Search this
Object Type:
Mask
Place:
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Accession Date:
3 May 1982
Collection Date:
1970 to 1971
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
336966
USNM Number:
E421469-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3890e8155-8c52-49e4-96e2-1b9057b9c1c2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8454206

Mask

Collector:
Robert B. Keating  Search this
Donor Name:
Robert B. Keating  Search this
Length - Object:
45 cm
Width - Object:
16.7 cm
Culture:
Pende  Search this
Object Type:
Mask
Place:
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Accession Date:
3 May 1982
Collection Date:
1970 to 1971
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
336966
USNM Number:
E421470-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dc1c0d08-55bf-4cdf-bb60-d9ccfd3e842c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8454208

Dance Mask

Collector:
Rev. Samuel P. Verner  Search this
Donor Name:
Rev. Samuel P. Verner  Search this
Length:
34 cm
Width:
20 cm
Culture:
Pende  Search this
Object Type:
Mask
Place:
Kasai River (upper), Democratic Republic of the Congo (not certain) / Angola (not certain), Africa
Accession Date:
20 Nov 1899
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
035839
USNM Number:
E204316-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31b7c615b-a5ea-4d93-9af7-a330184c32e3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8356428

Crown

Collector:
Allen Davis  Search this
Donor Name:
Allen Davis  Search this
Length:
19.5 cm
Width:
17 cm
Height:
10 cm
Culture:
Pende  Search this
Object Type:
Crown
Place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Accession Date:
29 Jan 2019
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
2078918
USNM Number:
E434931-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37fec04e2-3842-4f7a-815d-caab89bb6804
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_13921826

Stool

Collector:
Allen Davis  Search this
Donor Name:
Allen Davis  Search this
Diameter:
26 cm
Height:
28 cm
Culture:
Pende  Search this
Object Type:
Stool
Place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Accession Date:
29 Jan 2019
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
2078918
USNM Number:
E435067-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37d17ffe8-2f96-431a-81f2-24dc3d86550d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_13921965

Mask

Collector:
Allen Davis  Search this
Donor Name:
Allen Davis  Search this
Length:
47 cm
Width:
28 cm
Height:
12.5 cm
Culture:
Pende  Search this
Object Type:
Mask
Place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Accession Date:
22 Dec 2017
Collection Date:
1979 to 1980
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
2082637
USNM Number:
E435347-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f441065b-2ffa-4bcd-86fc-aaebfb21b1e2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_14559931

Beaded Red Crown

Collector:
Allen Davis  Search this
Donor Name:
Allen Davis  Search this
Length:
32 cm
Width:
26.5 cm
Height:
12 cm
Culture:
Pende  Search this
Object Type:
Hat
Place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Accession Date:
22 Dec 2017
Collection Date:
1990 to 1995
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
2082637
USNM Number:
E435417-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39f21d4ce-b619-4c12-89df-8d6567c550de
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_14559932

Mask, Antelope

Collector:
Allen Davis  Search this
Donor Name:
Allen Davis  Search this
Length:
58 cm
Width:
18 cm
Height:
11 cm
Culture:
Pende  Search this
Object Type:
Mask
Place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Accession Date:
22 Dec 2017
Collection Date:
1979 to 1980
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
2082637
USNM Number:
E435494-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33c5771e2-2175-485c-9ae6-16db5493d955
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_14559950

Wig

Donor Name:
Mona Gavigan  Search this
Width:
23 cm
Depth:
24 cm
Height:
10 cm
Culture:
Pende  Search this
Object Type:
Wig
Place:
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
Accession Date:
7 Nov 2019
Collection Date:
1965
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
2077558
USNM Number:
E436276-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/388bcd741-3381-45de-a6c0-80854cdc0151
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_15049552

Africa South of the Sahara

Recorder:
Courlander, Harold, 1908-1996  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
Africa
Rwanda
Contents:
Tutsi drums--Twa chorus--Shi kasayi--Kivu Bambuti chorus with drums--Nambuti pgymy song--Bambuti songs--Pende xylophoine
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-4737
General:
CDR copy
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
World music anthologies  Search this
Pende (African people)  Search this
Pgymy  Search this
Mbuti (African people)  Search this
Tutsi (African people)  Search this
World music -- Rwanda  Search this
Mbuti (African people) -- Music.  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-4737
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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / CDR copy
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk58c284d1a-cf30-4835-9d24-e817efa5f433
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref26422

Congo Français Congo Français - N'Gara, Chef des Pandés, à Bania

Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Culture:
Pende (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Date:
[ca. 1905]
Scope and Contents:
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo. N'Gara, Pandes Chief at Bania. Man wearing embroided tunic. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema
Local Numbers:
Audema 0335
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Leaders  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140064
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF) / Audema
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f119928b-b9dc-4e29-ad88-dccae219d679
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref914

Congo Français Congo Français - Enfant Pandé (Haute -Sangha)

Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Culture:
Pende (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Date:
[ca. 1905]
Scope and Contents:
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo. Pandé child (Upper-Sangha)''. Child with necklace, and piercing in left nostril, wearing a cache-sexe. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema
Local Numbers:
Audema 0337
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140066-01
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF) / Audema
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo77ed76bde-b465-485a-9959-e4f2c22fcba1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref916

Congo Français Congo Français - Enfant Pandé (Haute-Sangha)

Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Culture:
Pende (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Date:
[ca. 1905]
Scope and Contents:
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo. Pandé child (Upper-Sangha)''. Child wearing a cache-sexe, beads necklaces and headband. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema
Local Numbers:
Audema 0337
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140066-02
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF) / Audema
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo76af65301-5ed6-4ab6-a9f7-8586a0cd82b4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref917

Congo Français Congo Français - Femme Pandé

Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Culture:
Pende (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Date:
[ca. 1905]
Scope and Contents:
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo. Pandé woman''. Woman with with necklace, headband made of shells, labrets and cache-sexe. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema
Local Numbers:
Audema 0339
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this
Body arts  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140067
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF) / Audema
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74e6e69bb-642e-420b-a66b-4c8e79a1dd0c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref918

Congo Français Congo Français - Groupe de femmes Pandé - Haute-Sangha

Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Culture:
Pende (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Date:
[ca. 1905]
Scope and Contents:
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo. Group of Pandé women - Upper-Sangha''. Group of village women wearing jewellery and bracelets at their ankles and knees. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema
Local Numbers:
Audema 0342
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140068
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF) / Audema
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo75c812db4-8fae-4063-b6ef-efcca43e8671
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref919

Congo Français Congo Français - Groupe de femmes Pandé - Haute-Sangha

Extent:
1 Postcard (b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Culture:
Pende (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Brazzaville)
Date:
[ca. 1905]
Scope and Contents:
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo. Group of Pandé women - Upper-Sangha''. Group of village women wearing jewellery and bracelets at their ankles and knees. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema
Local Numbers:
Audema 0341
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Image indexed by negative number.
Provenance:
JCB: Jean Charles Blanc; Paris, France; Purchase
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140069
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF) / Audema
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7555e0ec4-2a99-4635-9b37-03f5ec3f7dda
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref920

Masques Africains African Masks; Bapendé

Creator:
Hoa-Qui (Firm)  Search this
Mexichrome  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (halftone, col., 15 x 10 cm.)
Container:
Volume 2 CG
Culture:
Pende (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Date:
ca. 1960
Scope and Contents:
Printed text on verso reads: "Masques Africains / African Masks / Bapendé / 3721."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Editions HOA-QUI / Mexichrome." Publisher's logo: "HOA-QUI."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG-17-01
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Simon Ottenberg; Donation; FY 1996; EEPA 1996-002.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Masquerades  Search this
Masks  Search this
Costume -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG 1996-002-0073
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74a1b60d5-30fa-4c75-aca8-053bbc463848
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2456

Casques de Bapende

Creator:
Bulens (Brussels)  Search this
Mission des RR. PP. Jesuites  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 3 CG
Culture:
Pende (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Date:
ca. 1910
Scope and Contents:
Translated postcard caption reads, "Helmets of the Bapende."
Printed text on verso reads: "Mission des RR. PP. Jesuites. - Congo Belge. / Sie 2. N⁰ 14. Casques de Bapende." Additional printed text on verso reads: "Hélio Ch. Bulens, S. A., 14, rue Kessels, Brux. III."
Local Numbers:
EEPA CG 1999-140012
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Citation source: Archives staff.
Additional Physical Form available Note:
B&w copy negative in cold vault.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Portrait photography  Search this
Hairstyles -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CG-20-05
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 11: Congo Belge (CG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo779c1edad-b981-4f80-997c-db787b209ce3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2468

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