Translated caption reads: ''French Congo. Buying ivory in Brazzaville.'' Merchants weighing tusks while colonial sitted in chair supervising the operation. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140043-01
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo. Batéké cabins (Middle Congo)''. Seatted children in the lower right side and mother with children in the left side. Cabins and palm trees in the background. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140046-01
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo. Lindjombe chief. Race Pomo (Upper-Sangha)''. Chief with two companions. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140070-01
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo. Native chiefs of the Nola region''. Front row, sitted women with ankles and knees bracelets, man dressed in white and squatted child. Back row chiefs wearing knickerbokers. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140060
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo. Pandé child (Upper-Sangha)''. Child with necklace, and piercing in left nostril, wearing a cache-sexe. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140066-01
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - An encamping on tour''. Vegetation in the foreground, leaders and tents in the background. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140133-01
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - Yakoma hairdresser - Lower Kotto.'' Group of young women, one of them laying in a chair is having her hair done by the haidresser. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140086-01
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Dependencies. Inside a rubber trees plantation.'' Men at work in the foreground, in the background, habitation. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140057-01
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - On tour. Encamping on a small island of the Oubanghi river''. In the foreground men opening contents of a suitcase, in the right side tent. Group of men sitting near the river banks in the…
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140140-01
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - Banziri civilized woman''. Young woman wearing shirt and blouse. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140109-01
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - Banziri woman - Kotto region -Upper-Oubangui''. Profile woman with cicatrice in her upper left arm, beads necklaces and head ornaments. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140107-01
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - Chief Krebédjé's spouse- Tribe of N'dikongo - Race Banda''. Woman wearing a beads belt, metal bracelets at her wrists, pearls necklaces. Headband made of pearls, shells stitched on the headcover,…
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140093-01
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - Tombago woman (Banda race) - Upper-Kotto''. Woman wearing cache-sexe made of beads, holding her child on her right hip. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140128-01
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - Boubous women. Mabaye region - Upper Oubangui.'' Two women side to side wearing beads necklace and cache-sexe. One facing front, the other one turned back wearing a long poney-tail and earings.…
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140082-01
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - M'Bagas women - Oubangui''. Young girls wearing simple bracelets and cache-sexe, center girl with cicatrices on her torso. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140088-01
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - N'Gao women - Banks of the Ombella - Oubangui''. Group of young women wearing beads belts and cache-sexe, upper lip ornaments and labrets in their lower lip. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140106-01
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - Banziri group - Kouango region''. Group of young warriors with shields and spears. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140127-01
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - Bossiebas group of women - Mouny region''. Women wearing ornaments and jewellery. In the second row, two women holding palm branches, in a third row, a woman standing on a stool, palm trees in the…
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140098-01
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - Oudombo warriors - Ogooué region''. Group of young warriors holding spears. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140113-01
Translated caption reads: ''French Congo and Territories - Banziri young girl''. Profile of a young girl with bracelets and necklaces, ornaments in her headband. Congo Français. Photograph by J. Audema.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA 1985-140123-01