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Chris Hubbard collection

Photographer:
Hubbard, Chris  Search this
Names:
Mabiinc maMbeky, Mbop, 1939-1969  Search this
Extent:
47 Slides (photographs) (color, 35 mm )
Culture:
Kuba (African people)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Kasai River Valley (Angola and Congo)
Date:
1969-1970
Scope and Contents:
Photographs taken by Chris Hubbard in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo from 1969-1970, which primarily depict the funeral of Kuba Nyim Mbopey Mabiintsh ma-Kyeen.
Arrangement:
Images indexed by slide number.
Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Cultural landscapes  Search this
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Shrines  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
Citation:
Chris Hubbard Collection, EEPA 2012-007, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2012-007
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Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7dda377f8-ddaf-4ca2-b602-9a0e56d4a134
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-2012-007

Andropogon gayanus Kunth

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Hyacinthe Julien Robert Vanderyst  Search this
Place:
Wombali., Congo, Democratic Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
1913
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae
Published Name:
Andropogon gayanus Kunth
Barcode:
04347217
USNM Number:
1107187
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/363ce33e9-5662-4b30-8036-4700164da4c5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16188269

Dialium zenkeri Harms

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Jean J. Léonard  Search this
Place:
Eala, Équateur, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
11 Jun 1946
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Dialioideae
Published Name:
Dialium zenkeri Harms
Barcode:
00318935
USNM Number:
2319103
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37f9f7b39-6012-42e0-9334-2264246a2cb6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2529448

Leiothylax quangensis (Engl.) Warm.

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
L. Tynsert  Search this
Place:
Stanleyville, Tshopo, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
1905
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Podostemaceae Podostemoideae
Published Name:
Leiothylax quangensis (Engl.) Warm.
Leiocarpodicraea quangensis Engl.
Barcode:
00365249
USNM Number:
1270222
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31642aeec-786e-4d1d-a2c6-5f7ddab0e976
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2567938

Parmotrema cristiferum (T. Taylor) Hale

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
-- Quesquiere  Search this
Place:
Eala, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
1936
Taxonomy:
Fungi Ascomycota Lecanoromycetes Lecanorales Parmeliaceae
Published Name:
Parmotrema cristiferum (T. Taylor) Hale
Barcode:
00275101
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d3539a24-bf74-4911-8406-d5bf15f2311b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2624190

Cassipourea congoensis R. Br. ex DC.

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
-- Corbisier  Search this
Place:
Congo Belge. Eala., Congo, Democratic Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
1927
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Rhizophoraceae
Published Name:
Cassipourea congoensis R. Br. ex DC.
Weihea africana (Benth.) Oliv.
Barcode:
03045301
USNM Number:
2155656
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bcf11b35-c0e0-48c5-8657-295dfa77925d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14400201

Vitex doniana Sweet

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
W. Robyns  Search this
Place:
Congo Belge. Riviére Ruki, en aval de Buta., Congo, Democratic Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
1925
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Lamiaceae
Published Name:
Vitex doniana Sweet
Barcode:
02781919
USNM Number:
1942516
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30b8d57f0-425d-4018-92cf-6c5f531bfc80
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13888726

Tagetes minuta L.

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
-- Quarre  Search this
Place:
Congo Belge, Kasombo-El ville [interpreted], Congo, Democratic Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
1934
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Asterales Asteraceae Asteroideae
Published Name:
Tagetes minuta L.
Barcode:
01809300
USNM Number:
2155547
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e66630b8-ac78-44cd-93b6-eb2471491ccb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12866137

Emilia discifolia (Oliv.) C. Jeffrey

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
De Craene  Search this
Place:
Nioka (Ituri)., Congo, Democratic Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
1934
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Asterales Asteraceae Asteroideae
Published Name:
Emilia discifolia (Oliv.) C. Jeffrey
Barcode:
01843460
USNM Number:
2155699
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36b777ae9-d9bb-4621-8382-6b47e4fabf21
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12970076

Paspalum conjugatum P.J. Bergius

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Hyacinthe Julien Robert Vanderyst  Search this
Place:
Wombali, Mission de Casier St Jean., Congo, Democratic Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
Jun 1913
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae
Published Name:
Paspalum conjugatum P.J. Bergius
Barcode:
04228487
USNM Number:
1539799
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30d741a68-b508-4849-affa-b16a985702ff
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16146629

Rumex abyssinicus Jacq.

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Illtyd Buller Pole-Evans  Search this
J. Erens  Search this
Place:
Central and East African. Belgian Congo. Between Goma and Sake., Congo, Democratic Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
21 Aug 1938
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Polygonales Polygonaceae
Published Name:
Rumex abyssinicus Jacq.
Barcode:
03286346
USNM Number:
1941044
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36181fbd4-f1f0-4832-81f3-b800409b0272
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14765835

Anchomanes giganteus Engl.

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
-- Louis  Search this
Place:
Congo Belge. Yambuya., Congo, Democratic Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
2 Nov 1938
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Arales Araceae Aroideae
Published Name:
Anchomanes giganteus Engl.
Barcode:
03822707
USNM Number:
2091649
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fada57fd-e68f-4b4b-8570-3445ab7ca31f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15441110

Hannoa klaineana Pierre ex Engl.

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Anatole Antoine Pierre Joseph Ghislain Corbisier-Baland  Search this
Place:
Congolana, Prov.: Equateur, Territ.Coquilhatville, Eala., Equateur, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
20 Jun 1932
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Sapindales Simaroubaceae
Published Name:
Hannoa klaineana Pierre ex Engl.
Barcode:
03313788
USNM Number:
2626318
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/367662497-7bd4-489c-bb2f-a56863c75e72
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14822214

Salacia chlorantha Oliv.

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Anatole Antoine Pierre Joseph Ghislain Corbisier-Baland  Search this
Place:
Congo belge. Eala., Equateur, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
1931
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Celastrales Celastraceae Salacioideae
Published Name:
Salacia chlorantha Oliv.
Barcode:
03358375
USNM Number:
2155667
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3578faeb6-117b-480a-a856-db1a51805192
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14872078

Microglossa volubilis DC.

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Hyacinthe Julien Robert Vanderyst  Search this
Place:
Lazaret du sacre coeur, Belgian Congo., Congo, Democratic Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
12 Aug 1911
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Asterales Asteraceae Asteroideae
Published Name:
Microglossa volubilis DC.
Barcode:
01715596
USNM Number:
1094708
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bdeeaf52-2f63-4b1a-8b3b-99582f6b743a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12768328

Helichrysum helothamnus Moeser

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Jean Louis  Search this
Place:
Congo Belgica: Kabara, Flanc M. du volcan, Karisimbi., Congo, Democratic Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
18 Aug 1937
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Asterales Asteraceae Asteroideae
Published Name:
Helichrysum helothamnus Moeser
Barcode:
01743168
USNM Number:
2090973
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32919331b-761f-45d9-8166-41a380f83ed8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12809892

Cyperus haspan L.

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
James P. Chapin  Search this
Place:
Belgian Congo, Island in Congo River below Lukolela, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
9 Aug 1930
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Cyperaceae Cyperoideae
Published Name:
Cyperus haspan L.
Cyperus tenuispica Steud.
Barcode:
02232119
USNM Number:
2155239
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3746fac38-0133-4fb2-a8fb-5b801a9e3e2d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13172168

Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Jean Lebrun  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1300  Search this
Place:
Congo Belgica: Rutshuru (Kivu)., Congo, Democratic Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
Nov 1937
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Cyperaceae Cyperoideae
Published Name:
Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze
Barcode:
02231174
USNM Number:
2091161
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cff209d2-c21a-4bb2-ae12-735e8a2515a2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13215864

Streptopogon erythrodontus (T. Taylor) P. Wilson

Biogeographical Region:
23 - West-Central Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
David H. Linder  Search this
Min. Elevation:
2840  Search this
Place:
Tropical Africa. Expedition of the Harvard Institute of Tropical Biology and Medicine. Belgian Congo: Camp Rueru, Mt. Mikeno., Congo, Democratic Republic of, Africa
Collection Date:
Mar 1927
Taxonomy:
Plantae Bryophyta Bryopsida Pottiales Pottiaceae
Published Name:
Streptopogon erythrodontus (T. Taylor) P. Wilson
Barcode:
04500418
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37323c197-7090-42b5-8f2f-a8eb7dc4fc72
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16415615

The troubled heart of Africa a history of the Congo Robert B. Edgerton

Author:
Edgerton, Robert B. 1931-  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 288 pages illustrations, maps 25 cm
Type:
Books
History
History (form)
Place:
Congo, república do
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Congo (République démocratique)
6.300
Kongo <Demokratische Republik>
Date:
2002
Topic:
Africa--Congo  Search this
The Congo  Search this
Congo  Search this
Democratic Republic of Congo  Search this
colonial history  Search this
history  Search this
1800-1899  Search this
1900-1999  Search this
15.80 history of Africa  Search this
História da áfrica  Search this
History  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1146879

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