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Congo press.
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Estimate €100 - €150

Description

A. DA CRUZ/ Carlo LAMOTE. Belgian Congo/Congo press. Set of nine silver prints before 1960 with captions on a typewritten label on the reverse. 1- A chief and his many wives, Ngombe, Zaire circa 1900. Negative no. 1700. 2-Construction of a Kundu pirogue, Bokungu, Equateur, Zaire, 1905 (Negative no. 21058). 3-Busy view of the market in Thysville, a town in Bas-Congo, between Léopoldville and Matadi. Photo by A. Da Cruz. 4-Traditional tombs in Mayumbo. Photo by A. Da Cruz. 5- Bakutu natives in the Likete region. Photo C. Photo C. Lamote. 6- Bakutu natives in the Likete region. Photo by C. Photo C. Lamote. 7-Ornamentation of gourds. Photo by A. Da Cruz. 8--An "inenge", a kind of rattle made from a gourd filled with stone or dried seeds. Photo C. Lamote Format 24x18 cm. Photo of calabash 18x12 cm attached. Note: INFORCONGO [Congopresse]. The Information and Documentation Centre for Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi.

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About the sale ANGELO TURCONI'S LIFE IN ZAIRE (1950-1980, photos, historical documents, objects, books)

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Auction time 06/27/2026 at 11:00 AM

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10 - A. DA CRUZ/ Carlo LAMOTE. Belgian Congo/Congo press. See original version (French)

10 - A. DA CRUZ/ Carlo LAMOTE. Belgian Congo/Congo press.
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