"10 - MADAGASCAR - Pilage et Vannage du Riz" ("Crushing and Winnowing of Rice"). In front of a stone house with a thatched roof, two adults and one child are crushing rice in a large stone mortar with long poles. On the ground next to them a woman sits winnowing rice with a rectangular tray. The back of the postcard is blank and contains information about the mission agency: "Procure des Missions - Bulletin 'Chine, Ceylon, Madagascar' - Lille, 73, Rue des Stations - Teleph. 60.42, Ch. Post. 134". The back also contains information about the publisher: "Les Impr. Reunies, Lille".
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