Caption

Exterior of a dwelling in a village of the Mondunga, Cases du village de Mondunga I, page, photomechanical print, number: 'Pl. 38.', photographer: Franz Thonner, Congo (country), cliché maker: Stengel & Markert, Dresden, 1896, Saxony, paper, collotype, photogravure, height 108 mm x width 160 mm, housing, façade (of house or building), A thatched-roof structure with layered palm or grass leaves covering the roof sits in the center of the image, supported by slender vertical poles and surrounded by woven wall panels and textured fabric wraps; a young tree with broad leaves stands in front of the roof, partially obscuring it, while foliage and taller trees form a background; to the left, several partially visible people stand or sit near the building, with one child closer to the foreground; the ground in front of the structure appears sandy with scattered debris and a low raised base around the building.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B01_265

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Rights managed

Available size

35.2Mb (9.6Mb) / 13.3in x 10.3in / 3975 x 3094 (300dpi)

Keywords

Exterior dwelling village Mondunga Cases du village de Mondunga I page photomechanical print number Pl 38 photographer Franz Thonner Congo country cliché maker Stengel & Markert Dresden 1896 Saxony paper collotype photogravure height 108 mm x width 160 mm housing façade of house building thatched-roof structure layered palm grass leaves covering roof sits center image supported slender vertical poles surrounded woven wall panels textured fabric wraps young tree broad stands front roof partially obscuring foliage taller trees form background left several partially visible people stand sit near child closer foreground ground structure sandy scattered debris low raised base building