Sakafo - Le Repas sur Pherbe

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.

Original caption reads, "Sakafo - A Meal on the Grass." Postmarked and stamped on recto, "Tamatave, Madagascar, 14 January 1926." Original hand-written address on verso, "M. et Mme Leblanc. 10 Avenue Duiel au 12 Pare de la Malmaison par Rueil S. ch. O France." Original hand-written text on recto, "Tamatave - 12 January. My dear friends. This is joy. It is a boy. You guess our happiness of the birth of small Jaques. This is an adorable kid who grows well. His mother has already recovered. The father is very well who would have thought of this hair two years ago. We hope you are in good health. With our affectionate friendship.".

Collection

African Postcard Collection

Archival grouping

African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)

Catalog date

ca. 1926

Recorded places

Africa; Madagascar

Recorded subjects

Households; Portrait photography -- Africa; Domestic scenes; Men; Women; Children; Meals

Format and extent

1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

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