cover image: Valiha musician and his wife, Sakalava, Midongy, Madagascar, 1901

Valiha musician and his wife, Sakalava, Midongy, Madagascar, 1901

1901

"Valia - spiller og hans kone. Sakalava. Midongy" ("Valia musician and his wife. Sakalava. Midongy"). The man is playing an instrument called Valiha. Both he and his wife are sitting on some stone steps holding the Valiha instrument. Same couple in A13Ma-539..
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Authors

Einrem, Johannes

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m2940
Dates
1901
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic prints. 12 x 17 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Betsileo Madagascar
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Madagascar
Reference
impa-m2940 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-NMS-A13-539
Rights
Misjonsmarka 12, NO-4024 Stavanger, Norway Mission and Diakonia Archives, VID Specialized University USC does not control copyright for these images. For usage permission, contact Mission and Diakonia Archives, VID Specialized University. Information is available at https://www.vid.no/en/historical-archive/ . post@vid.no
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/85b217764197f47747a331799bb9ec1a

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