Janet and Wyatt MacGaffey Photograph Collection

Wyatt and Janet MacGaffey donated these ethnographic photographs in conjuction to their donation of 12 Congolese ceramics. The MacGaffeys were both anthropologists who conducted research in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These ethnographic photographs were taken as part of Janet MacGaffey's anthropological research Congolese ceramics, later published in African Art.

Janet MacGaffey's research focused on the two artists pictured in these photographs: Mayivangwa Thérèse and Wadimbudula Esther. Mayivangwa Thérèse lived in Vunda, Democratic Republic of the Congo and was known for her earthenware with artisitc flourishes. Thérèse used crosshatching, snakes, and patterns on her earthenware. Wadimbudula Esther lived in Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and was known for her simple, practicle, and sturdy designs.