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Têtes Brûlées

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Les Têtes Brulées, a bikutsi band from Cameroon comprised of five men in a split photo of two photographs, who are dressed in white clothing with dots of paint on the chest. The dots of paint are repeated on their skin. Line of white paint are on their heads and faces. The bones of their hands are painted in white on the tops of their hands. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Les Têtes Brulées. Shanachie Recordings Artists. American Famous Talent Group [logo]. 816 Evergreen, Chicago, IL 80622, (312) 440-1900."
Date Published
1991
2000
Publisher
Shanachie
Subjects
Music--African influences
Bikutsi
Bands (Music)
Cameroonians
Men
Black people
Time Periods
1991-2000
Notes

No date; likely 1990s

2 copies.

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_grand-emporium_photo-0995.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Group portraits
Publicity photographs
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

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