Ancestral Shrine (Nzo a Bakulu) for a Yombe Chief at Burial Site (Case-fétiche au Congo)

Photograph, ca. 1908; postcard, early 20th century

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

In these commemorative shrines documented by Hector Deleval in the early twentieth century, a representation of a male chief is centrally positioned and flanked by one or more female figures.

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Title: Ancestral Shrine (Nzo a Bakulu) for a Yombe Chief at Burial Site (Case-fétiche au Congo)
Artist: Hector Deleval (Belgian, 1873–1953)
Date: Photograph, ca. 1908; postcard, early 20th century
Geography: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lubuzi River Region
Dimensions: 5 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (13.7 × 8.6 cm)
Classification: Postcards
Credit Line: Holly W. Ross Postcard Collection, Princeton
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing