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Title	African soothsayer, Ricatla, Mozambique, ca. 1896-1911
Description	"Visite d'un devin" ("Soothsayer's visit"). "Rikatla [Ricatla]. Les magiciens" ("Rikatla [Ricatla]. The magicians"). Photograph of a soothsayer in Ricatla. In the foreground, the soothsayer and two African men who are wearing dark colored clothes. The soothsayer wears a headdress. Behind these three men, a group of men, women and children of African origin sitting/standing in rows. In the background, the roof of the mission house.; Photographie d'un devin en visite à Ricatla. Au premier plan, le devin entouré par deux hommes portant des vêtements de couleurs sombres. Le devin porte une coiffe et une parure sur la poitrine. Derrière ces trois hommes, un groupe d'hommes, de femmes et d'enfants d'origine africaine assis et debout en rangs. À l'arrière plan, le toit de la maison missionnaire.
Subject (aat)	group portraits
Subject (lcsh)	Divination Indigenous populations
Subject (unesco)	Customs and traditions Magic Witchcraft
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Ricatla
Geographic subject (country)	Mozambique
Geographic subject (continent)	Africa
Coverage date	1896/1911
Photographer	Borel, Arnold, 1871-1911
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1896/1911
Type	images
Format	glass photonegatives, b&w; 12 x 16.5 cm.
Legacy record ID	impa-m60459
Part of collection	International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Part of subcollection	Photographs from DM-Échange et Mission
Rights	DM-échange et mission
Access conditions	info@dmr.ch
Repository name	DM-échange et mission
Repository address	chemin des Cèdres 5, CH-1004 Lausanne, Switzerland
Repository email	info@dmr.ch
Filename	impa-a-CHL-nv001-002-030
Archival file	dmeempub_Volume6/impa-a-CHL-nv001-002-030.tiff

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