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Edmond Fortier (1862-1928) was one of the most prolific photographers and postcard publishers active in West Africa in the early years of the colonial era. Based in Dakar, he published around 3,300 different postcards between 19808 and 1910, with numerous re-issue series subsequently. His work is quite well known and more details and examples may be found on these websites: Centre Edmond Fortier and The Postcards of Edmond Fortier. Here I want to focus on aspects of textile production at…
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Part 2 -5: Before Benin, this territory was named the French Dahomey, which was a French colony that was a part of French West Africa from 1904 to 1958. In 1947, it became part of the French union with the right to self-govern itself. Again, it gained its independence from French colonial rule in 1960, and was later named Benin in 1975.
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