Somalia Italiana. Esposizione 1911. Donne migiurtine che fabbricano panieri
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Title Proper/Title Text
Somalia Italiana. Esposizione 1911. Donne migiurtine che fabbricano panieri
Date of Publication/Creation Date
1911 ca.
Numbering/Creation Numbers
185965
Dimensions Description
14x9 cm
Inscription Language
Italian (Language)
General Subject Terms
Related Built Environment Objects
Descriptive Note Text
This black-and-white photo postcard captures one of the activities of the Somalian Village, with Majerteen women from the northern part of Somalia weaving baskets.
The Exposition featured a large "parco dei divertimenti" (amusement park) in the Pilonetto area, where the fair organizers built a "villaggio somalo ed un villaggio eritreo" (a Somalian and an Eritrean village). The guidebooks of the time emphasized the "authenticity" of these reconstructions, pointing out that "autentici indigeni" (actual indigenous people) engaging in every day activities lived in the villages.
Current Repository/Geographic Location
Cristina Della Coletta Private Collection (San Diego, USA)
Current Repository Numbers
CDC-PC-OFES-0004