Tribal Portraits - Shapero Rare Books

83. BERNATZIK, Hugo.
Wrestling girls, Southern Abayot, Guinea-Bissau
[c.1930]. Silver gelatin print. Printed title, description and
photographer’s copyright stamp on verso.
Dimensions: 120 by 190mm. (5 by 7.5 inches).
ref: 78686 £3,500
84. DELACHAUX ,Theodore and THIEBAUD,
Charles. E.
A Tyivokwe mask. The Tyikusa god is linked to
circumcision ceremonies.
[c.1932]. Silver gelatin print, Very good tonal range and in good
condition, mounted on card. Dimensions: 230 by 175mm.
(9 by 7 inches).
This is a collection of photographs from the
Second Mission Scientific en Angola. The Musee
d’Ethnographie de Neuchatel are the keeper of the
collection from the expedition, however apparently
in their archive they have none of the photographs
similar in size or quality to the ones shown here.
ref: 77745 £750
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