EditorialMale figure, sitting. Bidjogo woodcarving from the Bissao Islands. Wood, lead incrustation in one eye, traces of red ochre paint. H: 37,7 cm Musee du Quai Branly, Inv.70.1998.8.1.
EditorialPierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905), founder of French Congo in bush clothing, 1886. He was an explorer of Italian nationality, who single-handedly opened up for France entry along the right bank of the Congo River that eventually led to French colo...
EditorialTip of a sceptre (mvala) of a high personage. The chief is seated in ritual nudity, chewing a medicinal root. Below, a shackled prisoner. Congolese. Ivory, H: 22,7 cm Musee du quai Branly, Inv.70.1998.10.1.
EditorialMale figure, sitting. Bidjogo woodcarving from the Bissao Islands. Wood, lead incrustation in one eye, traces of red ochre paint. H: 37,7 cm Musee du Quai Branly, Inv.70.1998.8.1.
EditorialPierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905), founder of French Congo in bush clothing, 1886. He was an explorer of Italian nationality, who single-handedly opened up for France entry along the right bank of the Congo River that eventually led to French colo...
EditorialMale figure, sitting. Bidjogo woodcarving from the Bissao Islands. Wood, lead incrustation in one eye, traces of red ochre paint. H: 37,7 cm Musee du Quai Branly, Inv.70.1998.8.1.
EditorialPierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905), founder of French Congo in bush clothing, 1886. He was an explorer of Italian nationality, who single-handedly opened up for France entry along the right bank of the Congo River that eventually led to French colo...
EditorialPierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905), founder of French Congo in bush clothing, 1886. He was an explorer of Italian nationality, who single-handedly opened up for France entry along the right bank of the Congo River that eventually led to French colo...
EditorialFemale figure, from Chupicuaro, Mexico. The ornaments on the body may imitate the body paint used by Chupicuaro women during ceremonies. Terracotta, H: 31 cm Musee du Quai Branly Inv.70.1998.3.1.
EditorialMale figure, sitting. Bidjogo woodcarving from the Bissao Islands. Wood, lead incrustation in one eye, traces of red ochre paint. H: 37,7 cm Musee du Quai Branly, Inv.70.1998.8.1.