House occupied by William Ellis in 1854 on the left, female slaves filling bamboos with water at the well in the middle and female slaves pounding rice on the right. Illustration from William Ellis' book "Three visits to Madgascar during the years 1853-1854-1856", from photographs by William Ellis.
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