cover image: Portrait of a young woman, Baluba, Congo, ca.1920-1940

Portrait of a young woman, Baluba, Congo, ca.1920-1940

A young woman is posed for a portrait. She is wearing beads in her hair, and necklaces. The back of the postcard has a handwritten note in French and includes the caption: "Congo.- Coiffure d'une jeune fille" ("Hair of a girl") and also includes information about the mission agency: "Ligue des Missions Franciscaines Belges. 15, r. Vanderlinden, Bruxelles. Postch. 103.551."
women indigenous populations fashion exterior views

Authors

Unidentified

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m14325
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-m14325 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-YDS-RG101-019-0000-0050
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/1648230f37e60b89f57f1f06e8797de4

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