Price: € 30
original vintage sepia photo - no reprint!
taken somewhere in congo - africa...
on backside is written: 'passage en radeau. mr ferrante sur le radeau' -> passing river on raft. mr. ferrante on the raft.
->could well be that mr. ferrante is the ethnographical temistocles ferrante who was appointed as magistrate by the belgian government and was researching on the legendary 'leopard men'
date: 1919 -> photo is from a series of photos..some of them are dated 1919 on back...
size: ~ 9 x 14 cm (1 cm ~ 0.39 inch)
matte paper
condition: very good..photo is a bit wavy...please also refer to scans which show complete front & backside of photo
africa, occupation, colonial rule, zaire, congo belge, traditional clothing, ethnological, ethnic, palm tree, colonial uniform, huts, tropical helmet
condition grading:
mint: an item without any defect - i will only use for items wich are still sealed
near mint: an item wich is like new but not sealed anymore
excellent: an item in beautiful condition, with just very slight signs of wear
very good: an item wich has normal signs of use in relation to the age of the item
good: an item wich has strong signs of wear and/or some defects wich are mentioned in the description
fair: an item wich is in bad condition but might still be interesting for someone to complete his collection...
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