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Robert Hottot photographed as a boy by his father. The wooden figure, which comes from Easter Island, was collected by a relative, and this photograph, with its various props, already hints at Hottot continuing a family tradition. Circa 1890.

Pitt Rivers Museum 1994.62.707

 

 

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>.