Cahier 17 Missions-Compliment Mission a Dekese-Missions Ntadi Du 5 au 8, novembre 1976 Du 11 au 14, novembre 1976 Du 20 au 23, novembre 1976-Mission a Suka-Tembo Du 10 au 16 décembre 1971-Masques Kuba des reserves de Tervuren - Cahier 17 Missions-Compliment Mission a Dekese-Missions Ntadi Du 5 au 8, novembre 1976 Du 11 au 14, novembre 1976 Du 20 au 23, novembre 1976-Mission a Suka-Tembo Du 10 au 16 décembre 1971-Masques Kuba des reserves de Tervuren

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Cahier 17 Missions-Compliment Mission a Dekese-Missions Ntadi Du 5 au 8, novembre 1976 Du 11 au 14, novembre 1976 Du 20 au 23, novembre 1976-Mission a Suka-Tembo Du 10 au 16 décembre 1971-Masques Kuba des reserves de Tervuren
Date Created
1971 - 1976
Date Digitized
2010
Publisher
Loyola University (New Orleans, La.)
Time Period
Description
Compliment Mission au Dekese Mission Ntadi (pgs. 4-31)— Cornet’s own photographs of Ndengese and Kuba figurative sculpture in the collection of the Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale (Tervuren) with accession numbers and occasional notes. Mission Ntadi (pgs. 32-67)— Notes and photographs of artifact collection at the Catholic mission at Kuimba (near Matadi) including stone sculpture (ntadi), staffs, scepters, flywhisks, ceramics, headdresses, and masks; copy of map and notes on interview with chief of Mami (Bakongo); brief history of migration to region, names of clans, villages, and genealogy of chiefs; notes and photographs of chiefly insignia including headdress and basket; descriptions of stone sculpture (ntadi) and the names of sculptors; maps and photographs of cemeteries near the villages of Mbuku Taamvu, Mao, and Kitandu with grave goods including pottery; plan views of houses at Mao. Mission to Suku-Tembo (pgs. 69-91)—Notes and photographs on travel to Suku region; acquisition of a collection of Holo objects that includes combs and figurate sculpture; photographs of charm figures, “fetish house”at Ngombe ya tunda, and chief’s houses in several villages including Kasandji, Mawangu, Ngombe ya tunda, Swa Tenda, Kiala and Epasanganga; portraits of individuals and family groups; photographs and notes on cemeteries with ceramics and tin ware on graves, houses, storage granaries, and fabrication of baskets; notes and photographs on visit to several Yaka villages that include Mayalala, Mutombo Yamfu, and Kitadi. Kuba Masks (pgs. 93-unnumbered)—Photographs of Kuba masks in the collection of the Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale (Tervuren).
Note
Description of region by Henry M. Stanley from his book A travers le continent mysterieux (tome second), 1879: 454-455; copy of an article affixed to note book entitled “Le Royaume de Loango” from La Belgique Coloniale VIII, 38, 21-9-1902: 449-450; Photographs of objects in the collection of the Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale (Tervuren).
Type of Resource
still image
Media Type
jp2
Language
French; Kongo; Yaka; Suku
Source
Loyola University New Orleans Special Collections and Archives, New Orleans, LA. https://library.loyno.edu/resources/research/special-collections-archives
Digital Collection
Joseph-Aurélien Cornet, F.S.C. Collection
Physical Location
Loyola University New Orleans: Monroe Library
Special Collections and Archives
Rights
Digital rights are held by Loyola University New Orleans. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Contact Information
For information or permission to use/publish, contact mailto:archives@loyno.edu
Object File Name
index.cpd
Digital Reproduction Information
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