cover image: Young child with cosmetic scarification, Congo, ca.1920-1940

Young child with cosmetic scarification, Congo, ca.1920-1940

Jantje." A smiling young child's face is shown. A few cosmetic scars have been etched across the bridge of the child's nose. The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed in the correspondence section is "Kwango - Missie der EE. PP. Jezuiten in Belgisch Congo.
children customs and traditions portraits

Authors

Unidentified

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m63093
Date published
1920/1940
Dates
1920/1940
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic postcards, 14 x 9 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Congo (Democratic Republic)
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Reference
impa-m63093 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-YDS-RG101-024-0000-0063
Rights
Divinity.Library@yale.edu Yale University Divinity School Library, 409 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511 Yale University. Divinity School. Day Missions Library http://web.library.yale.edu/divinity/copyright-and-permissions
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/4d98eda97e478449f2719865bc3051d7

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