French West Africa
21 colonial postcards of Dahomey: fetishism, arms, entry to the residence of King Toffa, female type (with Benin stamp), destroyed residence of King Behanzin, funeral of King Toffa, Amazons, dancing, local chiefs, muslim festival, Akjiki the king of Porto Novo, local markets,
Price: $700.00
Press photos of a child in Abidjan reading Jeaux d’Abidjan and a 1960 photo of Germain Coffi Gadeau, one of the co-founders of the Cercle Culturel et Folklorique de la Côte d’Ivoire (CCFCI). Before independence was realised in 1960, he suffered a 16-month detention by the French colonial government. In 1977, he became the country’s Minister of Culture, a position he held until 1986.
Price: $80.00
1957 French press photo of the inauguration of Moro Naba Kougri.
Price: $50.00
Note: Naba Kougri (born Moussa Congo) (1914 – 8 December 1982) was, according to the traditional order, the 36th Mogho Naba of Ouagadougou, the king of the Mossi people of Burkina Faso. He was the son of the previous Mogho Naba, Sagha II. He reigned from 1957 to his death on 8 December 1982.