A very large thatched rectilinear building with woven grass verandah walls all round, possibly a brick built interior structure. At the back of the building can be seen the rear of a truck. This building could have been built for a local chief or local colonial official. Other photographs with this same film number were indexed by Evans-Pritchard as having been taken in that part of Zandeland he visited on a short trip into the Congo.

Collection type: Photograph
Description: A very large thatched rectilinear building with woven grass verandah walls all round, possibly a brick built interior structure. At the back of the building can be seen the rear of a truck. This building could have been built for a local chief or local colonial official. Other photographs with this same film number were indexed by Evans-Pritchard as having been taken in that part of Zandeland he visited on a short trip into the Congo.
Geographical reference: Congo, Democratic Republic of
Africa > Central Africa > Congo, Democratic Republic of; North-east
Cultural groups: Zande
Person: Photographer Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard; PRM source Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Date / Period: Date of photograph: 1926 - 1930
Acquisition information: Donated: 1966
Photographic process: Negative film nitrate
Dimensions: Length x Width 104 x 78 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1998.353.37.1 Previous PRM number: EP.Misc.36 Previous other number: 66 3
Research and responses: E. E. Evans-Pritchard made at least one journey into the Belgian Congo, and on one occasion a research visit there was shortened by malaria. [CM 28/7/2005]

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