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Congo, Troupe indigène, Group of men with instruments and weapons in a recreated Congolese village at the Antwerp World Exhibition in 1894, 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 154 mm x width 216 mm, Print on third unnumbered page after page 70., adult man, firearms, prospect of village, silhouette of village, horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tuba, world fair, world exhibition, World Exhibition 1894 (Antwerp), Period, 1894-05-05 - 1894-11-05, A sepia-toned scene shows a group of uniformed men standing in formation holding long rifles with bayonets, lined up beside a large round thatched hut with a conical roof; two younger boys stand in front holding a pair of curved objects. In the left background there is a pale ornate building facade with arched openings and sculpted seated figures in recessed niches, partially obscured by tall palms and other foliage around a grassy area and a small reflective pool. Additional figures and architectural details appear at the edges of the image, and the foreground is an open dirt pathway leading toward the assembled group and structures.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B05_005

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

35.9Mo (9.8Mo) / 36.3cm x 24.8cm / 4284 x 2926 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Congo Troupe indigène Group men instruments weapons recreated Congolese village Antwerp World Exhibition 1894 Exposition Universelle d'Anvers 1894 page photomechanical print photographer Charles Bernhoeft Antwerp cliché maker Luxembourg Belgian province paper collotype photoprint height 154 mm x width 216 mm Print third unnumbered page page 70 adult man firearms prospect village silhouette horn trumpet cornet trombone tuba world fair world exhibition World Exhibition 1894 Period 1894-05-05 - 1894-11-05 sepia-toned scene group uniformed men standing formation holding long rifles bayonets lined up beside large round thatched hut conical roof two younger boys stand front holding pair curved objects left background pale ornate building facade arched openings sculpted seated figures recessed niches partially obscured tall palms foliage grassy area small reflective pool Additional figures architectural details edges image foreground open dirt pathway leading assembled group structures