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KÂ- MONDO / KAPANDJI MORHANGE

3 - [AFRICA] - HUGUENIN (Jean-Michel). Collection of 34 unpublis…
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Estimate €300 - €500
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[AFRICA] - HUGUENIN (Jean-Michel). Collection of 34 unpublished photographs from the Jean-Michel Huguenin fonds, born around 1929. Exceptional set of ethnographic photographs of Tutsi populations (Rwanda) taken during the 1920s and acquired by the collector and art dealer Jean-Michel Huguenin. 2 oblong in-4 albums (240x170 mm) with laces, anthracite hardback covers decorated with a cold-stamped art deco motif. 1 album of 20 black and white photographs and 1 album of 14 sepia photographs, all mounted on mounts in windows with rounded edges. Covers slightly frayed, tears to head of one volume. A precious set of 34 photographs that plunge us into the heart of the lives of the Tutsi populations that Jean-Michel Huguenin would probably meet some twenty years later. Shot in black and white and sepia, the photographs capture the way of life, customs and traditions of the tribe, through a wide variety of scenes: men armed with spears and bows and dressed in their traditional garb, making wicker baskets, preparing food, bathing in a river, families gathered in front of their homes, and so on. The set is enhanced by 3 postcards, each illustrated with a black and white photograph. The collection has been carefully preserved in its two art deco albums.
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About the sale Prestige sale - Antiquarian and collectible books
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Auction time 06/15/2026 at 2:00 PM
Lot description modified on 06/04/2026 at 6:08 PM
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