<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Man in ceremonial mask and costume, Kasai, Congo, ca. 1920-1940</dc:title><dc:date>1920-1940</dc:date><dc:description>Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.</dc:description><dc:description>An indigenous person is posed outside dressed in a traditional costume. A thatched hut can also be seen in the distance.</dc:description><dc:description>The back of the postcard has a handwritten message in French and contains information about the Catholic mission agency: "Soeurs de la Charite de Jesus et de Marie, Gand", and also the caption: "34- Congo, Kasai. (Tribu des Bakwa Mputu). 1e &lt;Buadi&gt; ou &lt;Mukishi&gt; _ personnification de l'esprit d'un defunt - fait son apparition au villiage." ("personification of the spirit of a deceased - made its appearance in village") The back of the postcard also contains information about the publisher: "Ern Thill Bruxelles"</dc:description><dc:format>still image</dc:format></oai_dc:dc>