Caption

Couteaux, collier et wet des Bangala et Bapoto, Knives, necklace and a mat of the Bangala and Bapoto, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Pl. 35.', photographer: Franz Thonner, Congo (country), cliché maker: Stengel & Markert, Dresden, 1896, Saxony, paper, collotype, light printing, height 110 mm x width 158 mm, tools, aids, implements, crafts and industries: knife, necklace, door furniture, eg boot scraper, brush, doormat, A rectangular piece of woven cloth with frayed edges is centered against a plain background, with a looped necklace of bead-like segments hanging down its middle; to the right of the cloth a curved implement with a decorated handle and a blade that narrows then flares is positioned vertically, its handle wrapped near the base, and to the far right a spear-like object with a double-edged blade sits above a carved handle; to the left of the cloth a crescent-shaped blade with a carved handle and an ornate lower grip is visible.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B01_263

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Rights managed

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34.0Mb (8.0Mb) / 13.1in x 10.0in / 3943 x 3014 (300dpi)

Keywords

Couteaux collier et wet des Bangala et Bapoto Knives necklace mat Bangala Bapoto page photomechanical print number Pl 35 photographer Franz Thonner Congo country cliché maker Stengel & Markert Dresden 1896 Saxony paper collotype light printing height 110 mm x width 158 mm tools aids implements crafts industries knife door furniture eg boot scraper brush doormat rectangular piece woven cloth frayed edges centered plain background looped necklace bead- segments hanging down middle right cloth curved implement decorated handle blade narrows flares positioned vertically handle wrapped near base far right spear- object double-edged blade sits carved handle left crescent-shaped blade ornate lower grip visible