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TITLE OF WORK: Ramadan procession at Nossi-Bé (Procession de Ramadan à Nossi-Bé)

TYPE OF WORK: Print, woodcut

DATE: 1861

DIMENSIONS: 12 x 23 cm

COMMENTS: Nossi-Bé is an island off the western coast of Madagascar. Together with the other island, Nossi-Mitsion, they were bought by France from Bioumèke, queen of the Saklaves.

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Madagascar

DANCE FORM: traditional

KEYWORDS: religion