cover image: Young pagan with his two wives, Mozambique, ca. 1933-1939

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Young pagan with his two wives, Mozambique, ca. 1933-1939

"Jeune païen et ses deux femmes, genre moderne." ("Young pagan with his two wives, modern style.") Photograph of an African man with his two wives. He wears shoes, a suit, a shirt and a tie. He carries a hat in his right hand and looks at the camera. His wives wear light colored shoes, stockings and dresses and dark colored headscarves. One of them is sitting on a chair. The other one holds a parasol in her left hand. In the background, a path, bushes and trees. Photographie d'un homme africain et de ses deux épouses. L'homme porte des chaussures, un costume, une chemise et une cravate. Il tient un chapeau dans sa main droite. Les deux femmes portent des chaussures, des bas et des robes de couleurs claires et des fichus sur la tête. L'une d'entre elles est assise sur une chaise. L'autre tient un parasol dans sa main gauche. À l'arrière-plan, une allée, des buissons et des arbres.
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Authors

Kaltenrieder, Emile

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m57633
Date published
1933/1939
Dates
1933/1939
Format
Photographs Photonegative, b&w
Pages
6 x 9 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Mozambique
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Mozambique
Reference
impa-m57633 [Legacy record ID]; impa-a-CHL-nc004-102-292
Rights
DM-échange et mission chemin des Cèdres 5, CH-1004 Lausanne, Switzerland info@dmr.ch
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/b5516ded26dd9e1c414373080f0583c8

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