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Title
African 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
"Visite d'un devin" ("Soothsayer's visit"). "Rikatla [Ricatla]. Les magiciens" ("Rikatla [Ricatla]. The magicians"). Photograph of a soothsayer in Ricatla. In the foreground, the soothsayer and two African men who are wearing dark colored clothes. The soothsayer wears a headdress. Behind these three men, a group of men, women and children of African origin sitting/standing in rows. In the background, the roof of the mission house.
Photographie d'un devin en visite à Ricatla. Au premier plan, le devin entouré par deux hommes portant des vêtements de couleurs sombres. Le devin porte une coiffe et une parure sur la poitrine. Derrière ces trois hommes, un groupe d'hommes, de femmes et d'enfants d'origine africaine assis et debout en rangs. À l'arrière plan, le toit de la maison missionnaire.
Type
image
Format
glass photonegatives, b&w
12 x 16.5 cm.
Identifier
impa-m60459 [Legacy record ID]
impa-a-CHL-nv001-002-030
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m60459
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-CHL-nv001-002-030.jpg
Subject
Customs and traditions
Magic
Witchcraft
Divination
Indigenous populations
Group 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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