"On prépare le repas. Sous le soleil torride, les cases rouges paraissent sommeiller… Les ménagères bavardent tout en remuant le lourd pilon sous lequel apparaissent ébiouissants les beaux grains de riz. Bébé juché sur le dos maternel n’est pas encombrant: Il est sage comme s’il com prenait l’importance de l’operation à laquelle il assiste… Au profit de la Mission de la Providence a Madagascar. Propriété de la Mission." Two women pound rice using a big mortar and pestle while two others help with the food preparation. There are several lines of handwriting in French on the back.
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