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Title
Bridal procession, Mozambique, ca. 1933-1939
Creator
Kaltenrieder, Emile
Date Created and/or Issued
1933/1939
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
"Cortèges nuptiaux." ("Bridal processions.") Photograph of a bridal procession. African men and women are standing in pairs. The procession is led by a man who carries a stick in his right hand. The men wear suits. The women wear dresses and headscarves. An African woman, African children and a European girl stand on both sides of the procession. In the background, trees.
Photographie d'un cortège nuptial. Des hommes et des femmes africains sont debout deux par deux. Le cortège est mené par un homme qui tient une baguette dans sa main droite. Cet homme tourne le dos au photographe. Il porte un pantalon de couleur sombre, une veste de couleur claire et un chapeau. Les autres hommes portent des costumes. Les femmes portent des robes et des fichus. Une femme et des enfants africains ainsi qu'une fillette d'origine européenne sont debout sur les côtés du cortège. À l'arrière-plan, des arbres.
Type
image
Format
photographs
photonegative, b&w
6 x 9 cm.
Identifier
impa-m57336 [Legacy record ID]
impa-a-CHL-nc004-102-127
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m57336
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-CHL-nc004-102-127.jpg
Subject
Indigenous populations
Marriage
Group portraits
Time Period
1933/1939
Place
Africa
Mozambique
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
NC 004
Photographs from DM-Échange et Mission
impa-m15498

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