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Title
African chief and his wife
Creator
Unknown
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
Photograph of a man and a woman of African origin standing in front of a hut. The man wears a loincloth and a crown. He holds a cane and looks at the camera. The woman wears a loincloth, bracelets and necklaces.
Photographie d'un homme et d'une femme d'origine africaine debout devant une hutte. L'homme porte un pagne et une couronne. Il tient un bâton et regarde en direction du photographe. La femme porte un pagne, des bracelets et des colliers.
Type
image
Format
glass photonegatives, b&w
12 x 16.5 cm.
Identifier
impa-m65316 [Legacy record ID]
impa-a-CHL-nv014-084-009
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m65316
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-CHL-nv014-084-009.jpg
Subject
Buildings
Clothing
Political leadership
Women
Indigenous populations
Group portraits
Place
Africa
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs from DM-Échange et Mission
impa-m15498

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