These photographs were taken in the villages of northeastern Zaire near the Sudanese border, the region from which Michael Work and Jon Curby brought back native breeding stock in 1987.

Map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire, with Doruma marked in the northeast near the Sudan border
Northeastern Zaire, near the Sudanese border, where these dogs were found.
Red and white native basenji crouched on the hood of a vehicle, with a second dog beside it and a child watching
Brindle and white native basenji sitting in profile beside a wooden bench in a village yard
Three red and white native basenjis on bare red earth, one trotting toward the camera
Red native basenji wearing a collar, sitting on red soil and looking at the camera
Red native basenji standing in profile on red earth, ears up and tail curled
Three young native basenjis on a vehicle hood, a child behind them and a hand steadying one pup
Two native basenjis on a village path beside a man standing in the foreground
Black, tan and white tricolor native basenji standing among fallen leaves
Two young native basenjis resting on a vehicle hood with two boys standing behind them
Red and white native basenji stacked by a man's hands, shown in profile
Lean brindle native basenji with head lowered, nosing at the ground
Brindle native basenji standing in profile on red earth beside people's legs
Two red and white native basenjis on bare ground, one moving toward the other
Red native basenji held against the shoulder of a smiling man, with villagers around them
Man cradling a red basenji puppy in his arms, a boy standing behind him in the grass
Woman in a white tank top carrying a red basenji puppy through tall grass
Man in a cap holding a small basenji puppy, standing beside a villager in the bush
Brindle native basenji standing alert among green brush on red soil
Red and white native basenji standing on a dirt path, ears up and facing the camera

Photographs © 1987 Michael Work and Jon Curby. Basenji Club of America African Stock Project.

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