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Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Pende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1957]

Scope and Contents:

Original accompanying de Sousberghe caption reads, " Village Nioka. Masque Tundu." Translated original accompanying caption reads, "Dancer performing the mask Tundu at Nioka."

De Sousberghe photographed dancers performing the mask Tundu at a masquerade at "Nyoka-Mulenga" (Central Pende), which was misnamed "Nyoka-Kakese" during the early colonial period. Tundu and Kindombolo are masks that represent the same aesthetic expressed in the very different stylistic languages of the Central and Eastern Pende: the anti-aesthetic. Their grotesque form and behavior show to us how ludicrous we look when we disregard social conventions and think only of ourselves. Tundu has always shown a great variety of forms and is sometimes called the "chief of the dance floor" because he is always present from the beginning to the end.

Local Numbers:

LS 092

General:

Title source: Archives staff.

Note source: Archives staff.

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

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.1999-010, Item EEPA 1999-100020

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Leon de Sousberghe photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f3c3e3cb-5055-490a-9adc-36b560692b29

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-010-ref526

Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Pende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1957]

Scope and Contents:

Original accompanying de Sousberghe caption reads, " Village Nioka. Masque Tundu." Translated original accompanying caption reads, "Dancer performing the mask Tundu at Nioka."

De Sousberghe photographed dancers performing the mask Tundu at a masquerade at "Nioka-Mulenga" (Central Pende), which was misnamed "Nioka-Kakese" during the early colonial period. Tundu and Kindombolo are masks that represent the same aesthetic expressed in the very different stylistic languages of the Central and Eastern Pende: the anti-aesthetic. Their grotesque form and behavior show to us how ludicrous we look when we disregard social conventions and think only of ourselves. Tundu has always shown a great variety of forms and is sometimes called the "chief of the dance floor" because he is always present from the beginning to the end.

Local Numbers:

LS 094

General:

Title source: Archives staff.

Note source: Archives staff.

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

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.1999-010, Item EEPA 1999-100021

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Leon de Sousberghe photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo790432bcb-7b32-4f0d-a980-41918005bda8

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-010-ref527

Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Pende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1957]

Scope and Contents:

Original accompanying de Sousberghe caption reads, " Danse masque Tundu à Nioka." Translated original accompanying caption reads, " Dancer performing the mask Tundu at Nioka."

De Sousberghe photographed dancers performing the mask Tundu at a masquerade at "Nyoka-Mulenga" (Central Pende), which was misnamed "Nyoka-Kakese" during the early colonial period. Tundu and Kindombolo are masks that represent the same aesthetic expressed in the very different stylistic languages of the Central and Eastern Pende: the anti-aesthetic. Their grotesque form and behavior show to us how ludicrous we look when we disregard social conventions and think only of ourselves. Tundu has always shown a great variety of forms and is sometimes called the "chief of the dance floor" because he is always present from the beginning to the end.

Local Numbers:

LS 206

General:

Title source: Archives staff.

Note source: Archives staff.

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

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.1999-010, Item EEPA 1999-100022

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Leon de Sousberghe photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo720d0129e-e121-4150-b22e-b893589d3074

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-010-ref528

Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Pende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1957]

Scope and Contents:

Original accompanying de Sousberghe caption reads, " Danse masque Tundu à Nioka. Kifuza." Translated original accompanying caption reads, " Dancer performing the mask Tundu at Nioka. Kifuza."

De Sousberghe photographed dancers performing the mask Tundu at a masquerade at "Nyoka-Mulenga" (Central Pende), which was misnamed "Nioka-Kakese" during the early colonial period. Tundu and Kindombolo are masks that represent the same aesthetic expressed in the very different stylistic languages of the Central and Eastern Pende: the anti-aesthetic. Their grotesque form and behavior show to us how ludicrous we look when we disregard social conventions and think only of ourselves. Tundu has always shown a great variety of forms and is sometimes called the "chief of the dance floor" because he is always present from the beginning to the end.

Local Numbers:

LS 205

General:

Title source: Archives staff.

Note source: Archives staff.

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

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.1999-010, Item EEPA 1999-100023

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Leon de Sousberghe photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7fa697b89-b58b-4587-ad72-1c370ad2d899

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-010-ref529

Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Pende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1957]

Scope and Contents:

Original accompanying de Sousberghe caption reads, " Village Nioka. Masque Pumbu." Translated original accompanying caption reads, " Dancer performing the mask Pumbu at the village of Nioka."

De Sousberghe photographed a dancer performing the mask Pumbu at a masquerade at "Nyoka-Mulenga" (Central Pende), which was misnamed "Nyoka-Kakese" during the early colonial period, ca 1955-57. The Pumbu headpieces of the Central and Eastern Pende bear few physical resemblance to each other. Yet the core of their dance is identical and the two forms of the headpieces convey the same aesthetic of fear. Pumbu, as conceived by the Central Pende, has been domesticated into a character of folkore, the chief's executioner who is on the prowl, looking for a victim to protect the chief's ritual house. For the Eastern Pende, the mask represents something more. They have transformed Pumbu into a counterpart of Kipoko. Whereas any chief may own Kipoko, Pumbu is a mask reserved for a few of the most powerful chiefs. It dances only when special problems occur.

Local Numbers:

LS 093

General:

Title source: Archives staff.

Note source: Archives staff.

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

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.1999-010, Item EEPA 1999-100024

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Leon de Sousberghe photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo75ea9fc59-15c1-4e0b-8020-7da050973518

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-010-ref530

Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Pende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1957]

Scope and Contents:

Original accompanying de Sousberghe caption reads, " Village Nioka. Masque Pumbu." Translated original accompanying caption reads, " Dancer performing the mask Pumbu at the village of Nioka."

De Sousberghe photographed a dancer performing the mask Pumbu at a masquerade at "Nyoka-Mulenga" (Central Pende), which was misnamed "Nyoka-Kakese" during the early colonial period, ca 1955-57. The Pumbu headpieces of the Central and Eastern Pende bear few physical resemblance to each other. Yet the core of their dance is identical and the two forms of the headpieces convey the same aesthetic of fear. Pumbu, as conceived by the Central Pende, has been domesticated into a character of folklore, the chief's executioner who is on the prowl, looking for a victim to protect the chief's ritual house. For the Eastern Pende, the mask represent something more. They have transformed Pumbu into a counterpart of Kipoko. Whereas any chief may own Kipoko, Pumbu is a mask reserved for a few of the most powerful chiefs. It dances only when special problems occur.

General:

Title source: Archives staff.

Note source: Archives staff.

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

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.1999-010, Item EEPA 1999-100025

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Leon de Sousberghe photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7185332c0-5fe4-4f34-81af-c0f59e0f143f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-010-ref531

Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Pende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1957]

Scope and Contents:

Original accompanying de Sousberghe caption reads, " Danse masque Pumbu à Nioka." Translated original accompanying caption reads, " Dancer performing the mask Pumbu at Nioka."

De Sousberghe photographed a dancer performing the mask Pumbu at a masquerade at "Nyoka-Mulenga" (Central Pende), which was misnamed "Nyoka-Kakese" during the early colonial period, ca 1955-57. The Pumbu headpieces of the Central and Eastern Pende bear few physical resemblance to each other. Yet the core of their dance is identical and the two forms of the headpieces convey the same aesthetic of fear. Pumbu, as conceived by the Central Pende, has been domestiated into a character of folklore, the chief's executioner who is on the prowl, looking for a victim to protect the chief's ritual house. For the Eastern Pende, the mask represent something more. They have transformed Pumbu into a counterpart of Kipoko. Whereas any chief may own Kipoko, Pumbu is a mask reserved for a few of the most powerful chiefs. It dances only when special problems occur.

Local Numbers:

LS 203

General:

Title source: Archives staff.

Note source: Archives staff.

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

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.1999-010, Item EEPA 1999-100026

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Leon de Sousberghe photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7dcb0b75f-8205-4203-a8b1-34e116cf2889

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-010-ref532

Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Pende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1957]

Scope and Contents:

Original accompanying de Sousberghe caption reads, " Village Nioka. Masque Mbungu." Translated original accompanying caption reads, " Dancers performing the mask Mbungu at Nioka."

In the 1910-30s, a series of older men among the Central Pende of the Democratic Republic of Congo invented and sold concessions to a revolutionary category of masks: "Mbuya jia Mafuzo". In serious decline by the 1950s, the "Mafuzo" masks have all but disappeared since independence in 1960. De Sousberghe photographed a series of "Mafuzo" masks at "Nyoka-Mulenga", which was misnamed "Nyoka-Kakese" during the early colonial period. Although of considerable documentary importance, these transparencies testify to the decline that the "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" had suffered by the 1950s. Performers agreed to show Pagasa, Mbungu, Kolombolo, and others all at the same masquerade, in full sunshine for better photography, and were not always careful to keep the crowd at a proper distance. The "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" mask Mbungu, also refer to as Gihundundu in the north, carries the theme of menace and sorcery. The dancers of Mbungu, which is composed of two larged stuffed figures representing a man and a woman, would use thin strings to make wave and move their arms in a naturalistic fashion.

Local Numbers:

LS 095

General:

Title source: Archives staff.

Note source: Archives staff.

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

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.1999-010, Item EEPA 1999-100027

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Leon de Sousberghe photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo768fc10d8-e3d5-4414-b77e-0dea8c9dd996

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-010-ref533

Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Pende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1957]

Scope and Contents:

Original accompanying de Sousberghe caption reads, " Village Nioka. Masque Mbungu." Translated original accompanying caption reads, " Dancers performing the mask Mbungu at Nioka."

In the 1910-30s, a series of older men among the Central Pende of the Democratic Republic of Congo invented and sold concessions to a revolutionary category of masks: "Mbuya jia Mafuzo". In serious decline by the 1950s, the "Mafuzo" masks have all but disappeared since independence in 1960. De Sousberghe photographed a series of "Mafuzo" masks at "Nyoka-Mulenga", which was misnamed "Nyoka-Kakese" during the early colonial period, ca 1955-57. Although of considerable documentary importance, these transparencies testify to the decline that the "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" had suffered by the 1950s. Performers agreed to show Pagasa, Mbungu, Kolombolo, and others all at the same masquerade, in full sunshine for better photography, and were not always careful to keep the crowd at a proper distance. The "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" mask Mbungu, also refer to as Gihundundu in the north, carries the theme of menace and sorcery. The dancers of Mbungu, which is composed of two larged stuffed figures representing a man and a woman, would use thin strings to make wave and move their arms in a naturalistic fashion.

Local Numbers:

LS 096

General:

Title source: Archives staff.

Note source: Archives staff.

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

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.1999-010, Item EEPA 1999-100028

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Leon de Sousberghe photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo73de7e6c4-4521-4bf1-ac8d-85b9f10f9ef2

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-010-ref534

Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Pende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1957]

Scope and Contents:

Original accompanying de Sousberghe caption reads, " Village Nioka. Masque Mbungu." Translated original accompanying caption reads, "Dancers performing the mask Mbungu at Nioka."

In the 1910-30s, a series of older men among the Central Pende of the Democratic Republic of Congo invented and sold concessions to a revolutionary category of masks: "Mbuya jia Mafuzo". In serious decline by the 1950s, the "Mafuzo" masks have all but disappeared since independence in 1960. De Sousberghe photographed a series of "Mafuzo" masks at "Nyoka-Mulenga", which was misnamed "Nyoka-Kakese" during in the early colonial period, ca 1955-57. Although of considerable documentary importance, these transparencies testify to the decline that the "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" had suffered by the 1950s. Performers agreed to show Pagasa, Mbungu, Kolombolo, and others all at the same masquerade, in full sunshine for better photography, and were not always careful to keep the crowd at a proper distance. The "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" mask Mbungu, also refer to as Gihundundu in the north, carries the theme of menace and sorcery. The dancers of Mbungu, which is composed of two larged stuffed figures representing a man and a woman, would use thin strings to make them wave and move their arms in a naturalistic fashion.

Local Numbers:

LS 097

General:

Title source: Archives staff.

Note source: Archives staff.

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

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.1999-010, Item EEPA 1999-100029

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Leon de Sousberghe photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7d9f83fa2-6c1b-4540-bda4-fcdb02876717

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-010-ref535

Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Pende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1957]

Scope and Contents:

Original accompanying de Sousberghe caption reads, " Village Nioka. Mbungu." Translated original accompanying caption reads, "Dancers performing the mask Mbungu at Nioka."

In the 1910-30s, a series of older men among the Central Pende of the Democratic Republic of Congo invented and sold concessions to a revolutionary category of masks: "Mbuya jia Mafuzo". In serious decline by the 1950s, the "Mafuzo" masks have all but disappeared since independence in 1960. De Sousberghe photographed a series of "Mafuzo" masks at "Nyoka-Mulenga", which was misnamed "Nyoka-Kakese" during the early colonial period, ca 1955-57. Although of considerable documentary importance, these transparencies testify to the decline that the "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" had suffered by the 1950s. Performers agreed to show Pagasa, Mbungu, Kolombolo, and others all at the same masquerade, in full sunshine for better photography, and were not always careful to keep the crowd at a proper distance. The "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" mask Mbungu, also refer to as Gihundundu in the north, carries the theme of menace and sorcery. The dancers of Mbungu, which is composed of two larged stuffed figures representing a man and a woman, would use thin strings to make them wave and move their arms in a naturalistic fashion.

Local Numbers:

LS 080

General:

Title source: Archives staff.

Note source: Archives staff.

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

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.1999-010, Item EEPA 1999-100030

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Leon de Sousberghe photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c5c6e350-2684-44aa-9990-6bf599fd37f0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-010-ref536

Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Pende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1957]

Scope and Contents:

Original accompanying Léon de Sousberghe caption reads, " Village Nioka. Masque Pakasa." Translated original accompanying caption reads, " Dancer performing the mask Pakasa at Nioka."

In the 1910-30s, a series of older men among the Central Pende of the Democratic Republic of Congo invented and sold concessions to a revolutionary category of masks: "Mbuya jia Mafuzo". In serious decline by the 1950s, the "Mafuzo" masks have all but disappeared since independence in 1960. De Sousberghe photographed a series of "Mafuzo" masks at "Nyoka-Mulenga", which was misnamed "Nyoka-Kakese" during the early colonial period, ca 1955-57. Although of considerable documentary importance, these transparencies testify to the decline that the "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" had suffered by the 1950s. Performers agreed to show Pagasa, Mbungu, Kolombolo, and others all at the same masquerade, in full sunshine for better photography, and were not always careful to keep the crowd at a proper distance. The largest subset of the "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" depict dangerous animals of the bush: the Cape buffalo, the leopard, the lion, the crocodile, the snake, the elephant. The Central Pende mask Pagasa has no direct link with the men's fraternity in contrast with the mask depicting the Cape buffalo among the Eastern Pende.

Local Numbers:

LS 083

General:

Title source: Archives staff.

Note source: Archives staff.

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

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Animals in art  Search this

Animals in art -- Buffalo  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.1999-010, Item EEPA 1999-100031

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Leon de Sousberghe photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo72680d4fe-379a-46b0-9b39-5918989010fe

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-010-ref537

Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Pende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1957]

Scope and Contents:

Original accompanying Léon de Sousberghe caption reads, " Village Nioka. Masque Pakasa." Translated original accompanying caption reads, " Dancer performing the mask Pakasa at Nioka."

In the 1910-30s, a series of older men among the Central Pende of the Democratic Republic of Congo invented and sold concessions to a revolutionary category of masks: "Mbuya jia Mafuzo". In serious decline by the 1950s, the "Mafuzo" masks have all but disappeared since independence in 1960. De Sousberghe photographed a series of "Mafuzo" masks at "Nyoka-Mulenga", which was misnamed "Nyoka-Kakese" during the early colonial period, ca 1955-57. Although of considerable documentary importance, these transparencies testify to the decline that the "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" had suffered by the 1950s. Performers agreed to show Pagasa, Mbungu, Kolombolo, and others all at the same masquerade, in full sunshine for better photography, and were not always careful to keep the crowd at a proper distance. The largest subset of the "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" depict dangerous animals of the bush: the Cape buffalo, the leopard, the lion, the crocodile, the snake, the elephant. The Central Pende mask Pagasa has no direct link with the men's fraternity in contrast with the mask depicting the Cape buffalo among the Eastern Pende.

Local Numbers:

LS 084

General:

Title source: Archives staff.

Note source: Archives staff.

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

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Animals in art  Search this

Animals in art -- Buffalo  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.1999-010, Item EEPA 1999-100032

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Leon de Sousberghe photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo720b52f28-c78f-484e-b988-f0b9e4a72940

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-010-ref538

Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Pende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1957]

Scope and Contents:

Original accompanying Léon de Sousberghe caption reads, " Village Nioka. Masque Pakasa." Translated original accompanying caption reads, " Dancer performing the mask Pakasa at Nioka."

In the 1910-30s, a series of older men among the Central Pende of the Democratic Republic of Congo invented and sold concessions to a revolutionary category of masks: "Mbuya jia Mafuzo". In serious decline by the 1950s, the "Mafuzo" masks have all but disappeared since independence in 1960. De Sousberghe photographed a series of "Mafuzo" masks at Nyoka-Mulenga", which was misnamed "Nyoka-Kakese" during the early colonial period, ca 1955-57. Although of considerable documentary importance, these transparencies testify to the decline that the "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" had suffered by the 1950s. Performers agreed to show Pagasa, Mbungu, Kolombolo, and others all at the same masquerade, in full sunshine for better photography, and were not always careful to keep the crowd at a proper distance. The largest subset of the "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" depict dangerous animals of the bush: the Cape buffalo, the leopard, the lion, the crocodile, the snake, the elephant. The Central Pende mask Pagasa has no direct link with the men's fraternity in contrast with the mask depicting the Cape buffalo among the Eastern Pende.

Local Numbers:

LS 087

General:

Title source: Archives staff.

Note source: Archives staff.

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

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Animals in art  Search this

Animals in art -- Buffalo  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.1999-010, Item EEPA 1999-100033

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Leon de Sousberghe photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ee0aadae-faee-4926-9b97-119cbf12057b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-010-ref539

Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Pende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1957]

Scope and Contents:

Original accompanying Léon de Sousberghe caption reads, " Village Nioka. Masque Pakasa." Translated original accompanying caption reads, " Dancer performing the mask Pakasa at Nioka."

In the 1910-30s, a series of older men among the Central Pende of the Democratic Republic of Congo invented and sold concessions to a revolutionary category of masks: "Mbuya jia Mafuzo". In serious decline by the 1950s, the "Mafuzo" masks have all but disappeared since independence in 1960. De Sousberghe photographed a series of "Mafuzo" masks at "Nyoka-Mulenga", which was misnamed "Nyoka-Kakese" during the early colonial period, ca 1955-57. Although of considerable documentary importance, these transparencies testify to the decline that the "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" had suffered by the 1950s. Performers agreed to show Pagasa, Mbungu, Kolombolo, and others all at the same masquerade, in full sunshine for better photography, and were not always careful to keep the crowd at a proper distance. The largest subset of the "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" depict dangerous animals of the bush: the Cape buffalo, the leopard, the lion, the crocodile, the snake, the elephant. The Central Pende mask Pagasa has no direct link with the men's fraternity in contrast with the mask depicting the Cape buffalo among the Eastern Pende.

Local Numbers:

LS 088

General:

Title source: Archives staff.

Note source: Archives staff.

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

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Animals in art  Search this

Animals in art -- Buffalo  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.1999-010, Item EEPA 1999-100034

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Leon de Sousberghe photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7aadfab67-65a9-4ffe-ba96-50130adf625c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-010-ref540

Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Pende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1957]

Scope and Contents:

Original accompanying Léon de Sousberghe caption reads, " Village Nioka. Masque Pakasa." Translated original accompanying caption reads, " Dancer performing the mask Pakasa at Nioka."

In the 1910-30s, a series of older men among the Central Pende of the Democratic Republic of Congo invented and sold concessions to a revolutionary category of masks: "Mbuya jia Mafuzo". In serious decline by the 1950s, the "Mafuzo" masks have all but disappeared since independence in 1960. De Sousberghe photographed a series of "Mafuzo" masks at "Nyoka-Mulenga", which was misnamed "Nyoka-Kakese" during the early colonial period, ca 1955-57. Although of considerable documentary importance, these transparencies testify to the decline that the "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" had suffered by the 1950s. Performers agreed to show Pagasa, Mbungu, Kolombolo, and others all at the same masquerade, in full sunshine for better photography, and were not always careful to keep the crowd at a proper distance. The largest subset of the "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" depict dangerous animals of the bush: the Cape buffalo, the leopard, the lion, the crocodile, the snake, the elephant. The Central Pende mask Pagasa has no direct link with the men's fraternity in contrast with the mask depicting the Cape buffalo among the Eastern Pende.

Local Numbers:

LS 089

General:

Title source: Archives staff.

Note source: Archives staff.

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

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Animals in art  Search this

Animals in art -- Buffalo  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.1999-010, Item EEPA 1999-100035

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Leon de Sousberghe photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e8a5bbe5-8052-43ae-8ee7-6bbbc5ecfbcb

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-010-ref541

Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Pende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1957]

Scope and Contents:

Original accompanying Léon de Sousberghe caption reads, " Village Nioka. Masque Kolombolo." Translated original accompanying caption reads, " Dancer performing the mask Kolombolo at Nioka."

In the 1910-30s, a series of older men among the Central Pende of the Democratic Republic of Congo invented and sold concessions to a revolutionary category of masks: "Mbuya jia Mafuzo". In serious decline by the 1950s, the "Mafuzo" masks have all but disappeared since independence in 1960. De Sousberghe photographed a series of "Mafuzo" masks at "Nyoka-Mulenga", which was misnamed "Nyoka-Kakese" during the early colonial period, ca 1955-57. Although of considerable documentary importance, these transparencies testify to the decline that the "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" had suffered by the 1950s. Performers agreed to show Pagasa, Mbungu, Kolombolo, and others all at the same masquerade, in full sunshine for better photography, and were not always careful to keep the crowd at a proper distance. The "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" mask depicting Kolombolo represents a cock.

Local Numbers:

LS 085

General:

Title source: Archives staff.

Note source: Archives staff.

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

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.1999-010, Item EEPA 1999-100036

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Leon de Sousberghe photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo776c141c6-77e7-4e78-80fe-6dcbff68a06b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-010-ref542

Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Pende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1957]

Scope and Contents:

Original accompanying Léon de Sousberghe caption reads, "Village Nioka. Masque Kolombolo." Translated original accompanying caption reads, "Dancer performing the mask Kolombolo at Nioka."

In the 1910-30s, a series of older men among the Central Pende of the Democratic Republic of Congo invented and sold concessions to a revolutionary category of masks: "Mbuya jia Mafuzo". In serious decline by the 1950s, the "Mafuzo" masks have all but disappeared since independence in 1960. De Sousberghe photographed a series of "Mafuzo" masks at "Nyoka-Mulenga", which was misnamed "Nyoka-Kakese" during the early colonial period, ca 1955-57. Although of considerable documentary importance, these transparencies testify to the decline that the "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" had suffered by the 1950s. Performers agreed to show Pagasa, Mbungu, Kolombolo, and others all at the same masquerade, in full sunshine for better photography, and were not always careful to keep the crowd at a proper distance. The "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" mask depicting Kolombolo represents a cock.

Local Numbers:

LS 086

General:

Title source: Archives staff.

Note source: Archives staff.

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

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.1999-010, Item EEPA 1999-100037

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Leon de Sousberghe photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo713ecd997-9861-4318-8818-4bedcaee5eb8

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-010-ref543

Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Pende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1957]

Scope and Contents:

Original accompanying de Sousberghe caption reads, " Village Nioka. Masque Kolombolo." Translated original accompanying Léon de Sousberghe caption reads, " Dancer performing the mask Kolombolo at Nioka."

In the 1910-30s, a series of older men among the Central Pende of the Democratic Republic of Congo invented and sold concessions to a revolutionary category of masks: "Mbuya jia Mafuzo". In serious decline by the 1950s, the "Mafuzo" masks have all but disappeared since independence in 1960. De Sousberghe photographed a series of "Mafuzo" masks at "Nyoka-Mulenga", which was misnamed "Nyoka-Kakese" during the early colonial period, ca 1955-57. Although of considerable documentary importance, these transparencies testify to the decline that the "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" had suffered by the 1950s. Performers agreed to show Pagasa, Mbungu, Kolombolo, and others all at the same masquerade, in full sunshine for better photography, and were not always careful to keep the crowd at a proper distance. The "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" mask depicting Kolombolo represents a cock.

Local Numbers:

LS 193

General:

Title source: Archives staff.

Note source: Archives staff.

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

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.1999-010, Item EEPA 1999-100038

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Leon de Sousberghe photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7cac091bf-afd3-4896-883b-179a04596e56

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-010-ref544

Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Sousberghe, Léon de  Search this

Extent:

1 Slide (col.)

Culture:

Pende (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Color slides

Place:

Africa

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Date:

[ca. 1957]

Scope and Contents:

Original accompanying de Sousberghe caption reads, " Village Nioka. Nganga Ngombo : homme et femme." Translated original accompanying caption reads, " Nganga Ngombo : man and woman."

In the 1910-30s, a series of older men among the Central Pende of the Democratic Republic of Congo invented and sold concessions to a revolutionary category of masks: "Mbuya jia Mafuzo". In serious decline by the 1950s, the "Mafuzo" masks have all but disappeared since independence in 1960. De Sousberghe photographed a series of "Mafuzo" masks at "Nyoka-Mulenga", which was misnamed "Nyoka-Kakese" during the early colonial period, ca 1955-57. Although of considerable documentary importance, these transparencies testify to the decline that the "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" had suffered by the 1950s. Performers agreed to show Pagasa, Mbungu, Kolombolo, and others all at the same masquerade, in full sunshine for better photography, and were not always careful to keep the crowd at a proper distance. The "Mbuya jia Mafuzo" enact visions of devouring power barely kept at bay on the outskirts of the village. The "Mafuzo" mask Nganga Ngombo, also called Tata Gambinda, represents the familiar theme of the diviner important to Pende life.

General:

Title source: Archives staff.

Note source: Archives staff.

Caption source: Archives staff.

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

Clothing and dress -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color slides

Identifier:

EEPA.1999-010, Item EEPA 1999-100039

See more items in:

Leon de Sousberghe photographs

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo722de45e3-c49f-4c6d-8680-e7ccfb2d7cf2

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1999-010-ref545