Congo Collection (page 8)

Ann Sothern in a Dolly Tree gown from Congo Maisie (1940) Date: 1940

Ann Sothern in Congo Maisie wearing a Dolly Tree costume
Ann Sothern in Congo Maisie (1940) wearing a Dolly Tree costume Date: 1940

View of Jean-Baptiste Douvilles camp on the Congo River at the village of Quitumba, Angola. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Jean-Baptiste Douville from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Warriors of the Kongo with weapons and battle instruments (bow, arrow, drum and percussion instrument). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Audience of the Dutch with Garcia II of Kongo, 1642. The large red velvet throne was embroidered with Don Alvaro King of Kongo

Costume of the King of the Kongo
Costumes of the King of the Kongo, and a noble man. They wear hats with brims, and carry scimitars. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

African grey parrot and green parakeet
African grey parrot, Psittacus erithacus, and green parakeet, Psittacara holochlora. Handcoloured lithograph from Th. Lejeunes Complete Works of Buffon, Oeuvres Completes de Buffon, Brussels, 1837

Nkisi (wood, iron & glass)
622542 Nkisi (wood, iron & glass) by Congolese; 49.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Such objects are associated with the Yombe people)

The Congo from Musaka (engraving)
2813379 The Congo from Musaka (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Congo from Musaka)

Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi), early-mid-19th century (wood, metal, glass, fabric, fibre
2968782 Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi), early-mid-19th century (wood, metal, glass, fabric, fibre, cowrie shell, bone, leather, gourd, & feather) by Congolese School

An elephant pulling a plough in the French Congo (colour litho)
2779682 An elephant pulling a plough in the French Congo (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An elephant pulling a plough in the French Congo)

Leopold II pictured with a court judge, policeman, military general and priest, 1904
3666859 Leopold II pictured with a court judge, policeman, military general and priest, 1904. (litho) by Ostoya, Georges d (Dochinsky or Sochinsky) (1878-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Leopold II, King of the Belgians (colour litho)
3639644 Leopold II, King of the Belgians (colour litho) by Gill, Andre (1840-85); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leopold II (1835-1909), King of the Belgians

Napudre, femme de Tuba (Niangara) Haut Ouelle, from Dessins et Peintures d Afrique
3251595 Napudre, femme de Tuba (Niangara) Haut Ouelle, from Dessins et Peintures d Afrique, executes au cours de l expedition Citroen Centre Afrique, deuxieme mission Haardt Audouin-Dubreuil, pub

Tuba, chef Matchaga (Niangara (haut Ouelle), from Dessins et Peintures d Afrique
3251590 Tuba, chef Matchaga (Niangara (haut Ouelle), from Dessins et Peintures d Afrique, executes au cours de l expedition Citroen Centre Afrique, deuxieme mission Haardt Audouin-Dubreuil, pub

Queen Astrid steamer on the Congo River
Page from The Sphere reporting on the steam Queen Astrid, one of the flagships of the Congo River. It was timber-burning and made two trips up river every month. Date: 1953

Tribeswoman with headdress, French Congo, Central Africa
Tribeswoman with elaborate headdress, French Congo, Central Africa. Date: 1922

Tribesman playing tattoo, French Congo, Central Africa
Tribesman playing a tattoo on a percussion instrument to welcome a guest, French Congo, Central Africa. Date: 1922

Pygmy hunters of the Welle, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
Six pygmy hunters of the Welle district, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. Shown standing in a row, aiming their poison arrows. Date: 1922

Trumpeter of the Mangbetu, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
Trumpeter of the Mangbettu (Mangbetu) court, holding his carved horn modelled from an ivory tusk, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. Date: 1922

Tribal chief, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
A tribal chief of the Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. His beard is several feet long, but is generally kept plaited and coiled tightly under his chin. Date: 1922

Four Mangbettu people, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
Four people of the Mangbettus (Mangbetu) tribe, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. Showing decorative body scars, ivory hairpins, a nose plug

King Manziga Avungura, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
King Manziga Avungura of the Zande (Azande) tribe (son of Ugwa), Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. 1922

King Akondo, Belgian Congo, Central Africa
King Akondo of the Mangbettu (Mangbetu) tribe in royal dancing costume, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. Date: 1922

Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief Expedition (engraving)
1627149 Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief Expedition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief Expedition)

The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, Camp at Kinshassa, on the Congo, with Tippoo Tibs Headquarters (engraving)
1596332 The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, Camp at Kinshassa, on the Congo, with Tippoo Tibs Headquarters (engraving) by English School

Okapi in the Congo Forest, by Sir H H Johnston

Opening of the Congo railway, page from The Graphic
The opening of the Congo Railway: the inauguration ceremonies. A page from The Graphic, 3rd September 1898. Among the photographs on the page are those showing a march past of the troops at Boma

The Disturbances on the Congo, Life at an Up-River Station (litho)
1047563 The Disturbances on the Congo, Life at an Up-River Station (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Disturbances on the Congo)

With Major Lothaire on the Congo (litho)
1056751 With Major Lothaire on the Congo (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: With Major Lothaire on the Congo)

Lega mask (wood)
CH469007 Lega mask (wood) by Congolese; height: 15.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; African, out of copyright

With Doctor curing Witchcraft, Congo (engraving)
3655925 With Doctor curing Witchcraft, Congo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: With Doctor curing Witchcraft, Congo)

Worshipping Fetishes, Congo (engraving)
3655923 Worshipping Fetishes, Congo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Worshipping Fetishes, Congo)

Kotiane, fillette Mangbetou (Niangara) (Haut Ouelle), from Dessins et Peintures d
3251604 Kotiane, fillette Mangbetou (Niangara) (Haut Ouelle), from Dessins et Peintures d Afrique, executes au cours de l expedition Citroen Centre Afrique, deuxieme mission Haardt Audouin-Dubreuil

Congo tribesmen and fetish figures guard the palace of the Saba or sovereign, c
468714 Congo tribesmen and fetish figures guard the palace of the Saba or sovereign, c.1820s-30s (colour litho) by Italian School

Hat (shells & bone) (see also 181647)
HSC181646 Hat (shells & bone) (see also 181647) by Congolese; height:26 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; African, out of copyright

Map of Colonial Africa, from a school book, published in 1911 (colour litho)
CHT176827 Map of Colonial Africa, from a school book, published in 1911 (colour litho) by Lacoste, Charles (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pierre Savorgnan de Brazzas journeys of exploration in the French Congo, 1875-1886 (chromolitho)
2788788 Pierre Savorgnan de Brazzas journeys of exploration in the French Congo, 1875-1886 (chromolitho) by European School

Les Voyages De M De Brazza (engraving)
2783343 Les Voyages De M De Brazza (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Voyages De M De Brazza)

A La Recherche De Crampel (engraving)
2783116 A La Recherche De Crampel (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A La Recherche De Crampel)

Portrait of Pierre Savorgnan of Brazza (oil on canvas, 1886)
LRI4635450 Portrait of Pierre Savorgnan of Brazza (oil on canvas, 1886) by Monchablon, Xavier Alphonse (1835-1907); Musee National Des Arts Africains Et Oceaniens, Paris

Georges-Marie Haardt and his companions on the Trans-Africa Citroen Expedition study the route ahead while encamped in
6009086 Georges-Marie Haardt and his companions on the Trans-Africa Citroen Expedition study the route ahead while encamped in the Congo (b/w photo) by European Photographer

Man and woman of Congo or Lower Guinea, Africa, 1818
6338255 Man and woman of Congo or Lower Guinea, Africa, 1818 by English School, (18th century); (add.info.: Man and woman of Congo or Lower Guinea, Africa, 1818)

Don Miguel de Castro, Emissary of Kongo, c. 1643 (oil on panel)
5675864 Don Miguel de Castro, Emissary of Kongo, c.1643 (oil on panel) by Becx, Jasper (c.1600-47); 72x62 cm; Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Portrait of Savorgnan de Brazza in 1882
LSE4083124 Portrait of Savorgnan de Brazza in 1882. by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Map of French expeditions in Africa, illustration from "Le Petit Journal"
XEE4158968 Map of French expeditions in Africa, illustration from " Le Petit Journal" of March 5, 1894 (engraving) by French School

Marchand Mission in Africa (1896-1899): the expedition taking possession of the Upper
XEE4135430 Marchand Mission in Africa (1896-1899): the expedition taking possession of the Upper Nile in 1898. Launch of the demontable steam " le Faidherbe" on the M Bomou River (Congo)

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"Exploring the Enchanting Congo: A Journey through Cartoons, Punches, and Prayers" Step into the time machine and travel back to 1906 when Congo's vibrant culture was captured in captivating cartoons. From Lumumbashi's Malachite mines to Brazzaville's Muslim prayer beads, every corner of this African gem holds a unique story. In the heart of lush grasslands, witness a playful scene as a Pygmy Bonobo Chimpanzee munches on leaves. Its mischievous eyes reveal a world full of curiosity and wonder. Meet Madimba, the pipe-smoking lady from Congo who exudes strength and resilience. Her presence is an ode to the indomitable spirit that runs deep within Congolese women. As you venture further, be prepared to encounter The Shoebill - Balaeniceps rex or Shoe-Billed Stork - an extraordinary creature with its distinctive bill resembling footwear. This majestic bird will leave you spellbound with its gracefulness. Marvel at the Giant Baobab Tree standing tall in Central Africa's Congo. Its ancient branches tell tales of generations past while providing shelter for those seeking solace under its mighty canopy. Discover EXPL2A-00366 - Congos Artwork that transcends boundaries and captures emotions like no other medium can. Each stroke tells a story waiting to be unraveled by curious minds. Witness Basenji being carried delicately by loving hands; their bond symbolizes companionship beyond words. These loyal creatures bring joy wherever they go with their infectious energy. Spotting Milky Monkey swinging effortlessly through trees brings sheer delight as they playfully leap from branch to branch, reminding us all not to take life too seriously but instead embrace our inner childlike spirit. Finally, catch sight of the elusive Striped Okapi blending seamlessly into its surroundings – nature’s masterpiece painted in stripes that mesmerize anyone lucky enough to witness its beauty.