cover image: Taisaka warriors or spearsmen during weapon training, Madagascar, ca.1895

Taisaka warriors or spearsmen during weapon training, Madagascar, ca.1895

"Våbenøvelse blandt Taisaka" ("Weapon training for the Taisaka men"). Printed on the picture: Taisaka Spearsmen. NO.5. The warriors have spears and shields as their weapons. The picture is probably not taken far from Tananarive. This is weapon training ca.1895. The Taisaka come from the South-East coast of the island.
festivals indigenous populations weapons group portraits

Authors

unknown

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m485
Date published
circa 1895
Dates
circa 1895
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic prints 15.2 x 20.5 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Madagascar
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Madagascar
Reference
impa-m485 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-NMS-A01-041
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/7ccedac7450a8046239fe52f9b158ed1

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