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Image / A Ronga soothsayer, Ricatla, Mozambique, ca. 1896-1911

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Title
A Ronga soothsayer, Ricatla, Mozambique, ca. 1896-1911
Creator
Borel, Arnold, 1871-1911
Date Created and/or Issued
1896/1911
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
DM-échange et mission
chemin des Cèdres 5, CH-1004 Lausanne, Switzerland
info@dmr.ch
Description
"Un devin" ("A soothsayer"). "Magicien ronga" ("Ronga sorcerer"). Photograph of a Ronga soothsayer. He wears a headdress and carries weapons. Several objects are hanging on his torso. In the background, on the right, the porch of a building.
Photographie d'un devin ronga. Il porte une coiffe et tient des armes à la main. Divers objets sont attachés à son torse. À l'arrière plan, sur la droite, le porche d'un bâtiment de Ricatla.
Type
image
Format
glass photonegatives, b&w
12 x 16.5 cm.
Identifier
impa-m60365 [Legacy record ID]
impa-a-CHL-nv001-001-009
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m60365
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-CHL-nv001-001-009.jpg
Subject
Clothing
Customs and traditions
Weapons
Witchcraft
Indigenous populations
Portraits
Time Period
1896/1911
Place
Africa
Mozambique
Ricatla
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs from DM-Échange et Mission
impa-m15498

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