Lot n° 788
Estimation :
150 - 190
EUR
DAHOMEY - TEN POST CARDS from the FORTIER* general collectio - Lot 788
DAHOMEY - TEN POST CARDS from the FORTIER* general collection in Dakar.
All close-ups and very close-ups with captions - Documents of exceptional photographic quality: Dahomean woman / PORTO NOVO "on the market" 3 close-ups 3021-3031-3035 / ADJIKI King of PORTO NOVO at the Government House / Dances by fetishists (4 very fine shots 1503-1516-1521-1527) / PORTO NOVO cola merchant --- Superb fresh condition.
*FORTIER François Edmond (1862-1928): Settled in Dakar around 1897/09 - Most prolific postcard photographer. Invaluable inventory of African village life and customs in Sudan / Guinea / Dahomey / Ivory Coast / Senegal...
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