Sujet
Magic lantern slide circa 1900
Légende
Magic lantern slide circa 1900.Victorian.Social History. Hova Women pounding rice Madagascar. Slide from S.P.G., the society for the propogation of the gospels to foreign parts. The rice is then taken to the neighbouring village or homestead and is stored in pits dug out of the hard, red clay soil, or sometimes in a huge basket made from a rush mat and kept in the house. In preparing it for household use there comes in another part of the Malagasy women's work, chiefly, but not exclusively, done by them, that of pounding the rice required for the family every day. Placed in a deep wooden mortar, the rice is pounded with a long wooden pestle to clear it of the husk, and often, if fine white rice is desired, of the inner red skin also. This is a fatiguing task, but is often lightened by three or even four taking part in the work, the various pestles descending in rapid and alternate strokes.
Date
20e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/UIG/Design Pics/John Short
Notre référence
UMG20B22_324
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
60,7Mo (7,3Mo) / 44,0cm x 34,6cm / 5200 x 4081 (300dpi)