Makonki woman, Mikindani, Tanganyika – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Makonki woman, Mikindani, Tanganyika in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Makonki woman, Mikindani, Tanganyika
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A woman of the Makonki people, photographed at Mikindani on the southeastern coast of present-day Tanzania, is the subject here. The picture dates to 1902, when the region was part of German East Africa, and it was taken by C. Jincent, a photographer working in Dar es Salaam, the colonial capital. It comes from the Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection, assembled by the American travel writer Frank G. Carpenter, who gathered images of people and places around the world for his lectures and articles. Pictures like this one show how outside observers of the period chose to frame African subjects, so they are worth reading alongside the caption.
| Created / published | 1902 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Tanganyika. Photograph by C. Jincent, Dar-Es-Salaam. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,078 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-159833 |
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