Illustration of women from different ethnic groups of the Belgian Congo with their traditional hairstyles and adornments
[There are over 250 different ethnic groups in DR Congo but these illustrations only include (in order from left to right) Bambuti, Wasongola, Bangala, Bayaka, Bangelima, Babali, Basengele, Baluba, Bambala, Batetela, Mangbetu, Azande, Wagenia, Sango, Bushongo (Bakuba/Kuba), Arabisée (/Swahili Waswahili/Baswahili), Ngombe and Banyamulenge (Tutsi Congolese)]
From the collection titled “Peuplades du Congo Belge” (People the Belgian Congo”) part 1 , part 2
