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Teke objects photographed in the field by Hottot. The figure on the left, which is among the most celebrated examples of Teke art, was brought back by the French collector and is now in the British Museum.
Louoko village, Middle Congo. 26 September 1906.

Pitt Rivers Museum 1994.62.711

 

 

Source: Philip N. Grover and Christopher Morton, Congo Journey: Photographs and Documents from Robert Hottot's Expedition to Central Africa, 1908-9 [website], (published online September 2005, last updated 8 February 2006) <http://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/congojourney>.