Lot of 5 photographs of Dahomeyans from the California Mid-Winter Exposition 1894, taken by Isaiah West Taber (1830-1912). Each image has a caption printed alongside an 1894 copyright and Taber imprint in the negative. Mounted to contemporary cards. Dahomeyan Girls, Dahomeyan Village, Cal. Midwinter Exposition. / 8371. Image 5 x 7.75 in. A striking composition of four young women. Three are posed supine with the fourth standing and looking down upon the others. All are wearing wrapped skirts with caps. Dahomeyan Women, Dahomeyan Village, Cal. Midwinter Exposition. 8368. Image 7.5 x 5 in. Posed group portrait of women, each holding an axe, with one nursing a small child. Xavier Pene and his Dahomeyan Amazons, Cal. Midwinter Exposi., 8370. Image 7.75 x 5 in. Group portrait of Dahomeyan men with Xavier Pene, an explorer and organizer of the exhibit, pictured at center in a pith helmet. The men are pictured with drums, bells, and other instruments. Dahomeyan Prince and Princess, Dahomeyan Village, Cal. Midwinter Ex, 8392. Image 8 x 5 in. Posed group portrait. A seated figure at center wears an elaborate headdress and holds what appears to be a ritual object. A man standing at right wears a similar headpiece and appears to play a flute. Dahomeyans in their Village at the Cal. Midwinter Fair, 1894. Group photo of men in a militaristic pose holding weapons with women standing behind them, several with their arms raised. Buildings constructed of natural materials are visible behind them. The Dahomeyan Village was part of a series of exhibits showcasing non-Western lifestyles as the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition in San Francisco. The fair was inspired by the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and it brought 2.5 million visitors to San Francisco over the course of six months. The Dahomeyan Village contained sixty-seven African men and women where fairgoers could observe the villagers dancing and conducting ceremonies. It was roundly criticized most notably by Frederick Douglass who wrote, "As if to shame the Negro, the Dahomians [sic] are also here to exhibit the Negro as a repulsive savage."
Lot of 5 photographs of Dahomeyans from the California Mid-Winter Exposition 1894, taken by Isaiah West Taber (1830-1912). Each image has a caption printed alongside an 1894 copyright and Taber imprint in the negative. Mounted to contemporary cards. Dahomeyan Girls, Dahomeyan Village, Cal. Midwinter Exposition. / 8371. Image 5 x 7.75 in. A striking composition of four young women. Three are posed supine with the fourth standing and looking down upon the others. All are wearing wrapped skirts with caps. Dahomeyan Women, Dahomeyan Village, Cal. Midwinter Exposition. 8368. Image 7.5 x 5 in. Posed group portrait of women, each holding an axe, with one nursing a small child. Xavier Pene and his Dahomeyan Amazons, Cal. Midwinter Exposi., 8370. Image 7.75 x 5 in. Group portrait of Dahomeyan men with Xavier Pene, an explorer and organizer of the exhibit, pictured at center in a pith helmet. The men are pictured with drums, bells, and other instruments. Dahomeyan Prince and Princess, Dahomeyan Village, Cal. Midwinter Ex, 8392. Image 8 x 5 in. Posed group portrait. A seated figure at center wears an elaborate headdress and holds what appears to be a ritual object. A man standing at right wears a similar headpiece and appears to play a flute. Dahomeyans in their Village at the Cal. Midwinter Fair, 1894. Group photo of men in a militaristic pose holding weapons with women standing behind them, several with their arms raised. Buildings constructed of natural materials are visible behind them. The Dahomeyan Village was part of a series of exhibits showcasing non-Western lifestyles as the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition in San Francisco. The fair was inspired by the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and it brought 2.5 million visitors to San Francisco over the course of six months. The Dahomeyan Village contained sixty-seven African men and women where fairgoers could observe the villagers dancing and conducting ceremonies. It was roundly criticized most notably by Frederick Douglass who wrote, "As if to shame the Negro, the Dahomians [sic] are also here to exhibit the Negro as a repulsive savage."
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