Caption
View of a recreated Congolese village at the Antwerp World Exhibition in 1894, Palais du Congo, Exposition Universelle d'Anvers 1894, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Charles Bernhoeft, Antwerp, cliché maker: Charles Bernhoeft, Luxembourg (Belgian province), 1894, Charles Bernhoeft, photographer, cliché maker, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 151 mm x width 216 mm, Print on third unnumbered page after page 66., prospect of village, silhouette of village, civic architecture, edifices, dwellings, world fair, world exhibition, World Exhibition 1894 (Antwerp), Period, 1894-05-05 - 1894-11-05, A wide scene shows a body of water in the foreground with grassy banks and rocks, a small wooden canoe moored at the edge, and reflections of surrounding elements on the water surface; behind the water there are clustered plants and short palms, a large rounded structure made of layered thatch, and a long thatched roof building with visible eaves; further back stands a formal striped building with arched doorways topped by three sculpted seated figures, flanked by columns and decorative elements, and two ornate towerlike spires rising from its roof; flags fly from poles on and around the building, and smaller buildings and trees are visible along the horizon.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B05_003
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