Women spreading cassava on platforms, Congo, ca. 1920-1940

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Description

Title
Women spreading cassava on platforms, Congo, ca. 1920-1940
Published / Created
1920-1940
Publication Place
Congo, Africa
Description
"Les mamans exposent le manioc au soleil." Women spread sliced cassava on elevated wooden platforms in order to leech out the cyanide. The back of the postcard has printed on it "Mission des R. R. P. P. Jesuites au Kwango (Congo Belge)"
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.

Collection Information

Repository
Yale Divinity Library
Call Number
RG 101
Collection Title
Missionary Postcard Collection
Collection / Other Creator
Yale Divinity Library Special Collections. Divinity School. Day Missions Library
Collection Date
1880-1950
Container / Volume
Box 35

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
still image
Genre
general views (AAT)
photographic postcards (AAT)
photographs (AAT)
Resource Type
Prints & Photographs

Access And Usage Rights

Access
Public
Rights
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Identifiers

Object ID (OID)
11478572

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