Between 1909 and 1915 mammalogist Herbert Lang (1879-1957) with assistant James P. Chapin (1889-1964) led the Congo Expedition. The two scientists collected and documented zoological, botanical, and anthropological collections and produced painted and photographic images of the natural and human environment.
There is a fabulous collection of images here. including many references to the Azande observed by Evans-Pritchard in 'Witchcraft and Magic' and the Mbuti pygmies (who were a particular focus of the expedition) as recorded by Colin Turnbull in 1956/7. The captions appear to be the originals...
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