Caption

Femmes et enfants des regions equitoriales, Group portrait of nine unknown women and children from French Equatorial Africa, photograph, number: 'N 307', photographer: G. Lekegian & Co., Africa, 1887 - 1900, paper, albumen print, height 212 mm x width 276 mm, anonymous historical persons depicted in a group, in a group-portrait, French Equatorial Africa, A group of people standing in a row against a plain light background, wearing a variety of cloths and wraps; some are clothed in patterned fabric draped around their bodies, others in plain wraps, and two children wear fringed skirts; a few wear headwraps or scarves, and one has a patterned shawl covering much of the body; skin tones appear dark and hair styles vary from short to braided; most stand barefoot on a light ground and face the camera with neutral expressions.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A81_022

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Keywords

Femmes et enfants des regions equitoriales Group portrait nine unknown women children French Equatorial Africa photograph number N 307 photographer G Lekegian & Co Africa 1887 - 1900 paper albumen print height 212 mm x width 276 mm anonymous historical persons depicted group group-portrait people standing row plain light background wearing variety cloths wraps clothed patterned fabric draped bodies plain wraps two children wear fringed skirts wear headwraps scarves patterned shawl covering body skin tones dark hair styles vary short braided stand barefoot light ground face camera neutral expressions