1369 - Africa

Africa Collection of 9 original silver gelatin prints, 8 of which are from Uganda and 1 from Portuguese Guinea. Circa 1880. Approx. 12 x 17 cm – 8 x 12 cm (photos). A unique collection featuring 8 very rare original photographs from the early days of Uganda’s colonization and 1 original photograph from Portuguese Guinea. - Uganda became a British protectorate in 1894 and remained so until 1962. The photographs depict (male) locals, individually or in groups, in village settings and carrying wood and ivory. One photograph features a view of a lake shore. The photograph from Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau), which has detailed handwritten descriptions on the back of the mounting board, shows four Manjango women surrounded by baskets in front of a hut. The region had gradually come under Portuguese rule since the mid-15th century and served primarily as a center of the slave trade from the 16th to the 18th centuries; in 1879, it officially became a Portuguese colony and remained so until 1973. - The photographs are brownish and faded in places. Africa. - A unique collection of 8 very rare original photographs from the early days of Uganda’s colonization, and 1 particularly scarce original photograph from Portuguese Guinea, all silver gelatin prints. - Uganda became a British protectorate in 1894 and remained so until 1962. The photographs depict (male) locals and groups of men in village scenes and as porters carrying wood and ivory. One photograph depicts a view of a lake shore with numerous locals. The photograph from Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau), which features extensive handwritten descriptions on the back of the backing board, shows four Manjango women surrounded by baskets in front of a hut. The area had gradually come under Portuguese rule since the mid-15th century and served primarily as a center of the slave trade from the 16th to the 18th centuries. In 1879, it officially became a colony of Portugal and remained so until 1973. - Some of the photographs are brownish and faded in places.