Tetela people
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The indigenous people within the Kasai Basin up to Maniema understood themselves to be descendants of "AnKutshu Membele", then in the 20th century many accepted the colonially imposed category and ter
Cicatrised Tetela woman in Maniema, c.1905
Richard Mohun
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Richard Dorsey Loraine Mohun was an American explorer, diplomat, mineral prospector and mercenary. Mohun worked for the United States government as a commercial agent in Angola and the Congo Free Stat
Mohun in the Congo c.1895. Seated at right is Sergeant Omari bo Hamise.
A contemporary cartoon depicting the US-funded Nicaragua canal
Boma, c. 1900
An Arab slaver attack on a Congolese village