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Description
Annotation translation: "The Mangroves stand on their roots as though they were on stilts. They are up to their trunks in water when the tide comes in, but standing free when it goes out again. The bark is used for tanning fur." - "Vollbehr Art Postcards, Cameroon." Annotation: "Auf hohen Stelzwurzeln stehen die Mangroven, deren Rinde zum Gerben von Fellen verwendet wird. Bei Flut bis zum Beginn des Stammes unter Wasser stehen sie dagegen bei Ebbe frei." - "Vollbehr-Künstlerpostkarten 'Kamerun'." Note: Angeheftetes Kalenderblatt (vom 10.Oktober 1935) m. Bildtitel. - Vorlage: Aquarell von Ernst Vollbehr. (RI). Note translation: The original was a water-colour by Ernst Vollbehr.
Type
image
Format
print, letterpress halftone, colour (HD) postcard, 13.8 x 8.8 cm.
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