Printed text on verso reads "Haute-Volta / En pays Lobi / GAOUA / La cuisine est le domaine propre de la femme / Les pots en terre empilés sont ici plus signe de considération du mari et de richesse qu'ustensiles utilitaires. Ils seront tous brisés à la mort de la propriétaire."
Translated postcard caption reads: "Upper Volta / In Lobi country / GAOUA / The kitchen is the proper domain of Women / The earthen pots stacked here are more of a sign of consideration of the husband and of wealth than utilitarian goods. They will all be broken at the death of their owner."
Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo DIAVOLTA - Reproduction Interdite - 82/668 / Imprimerie Pierron." Stamp box reads: "Couleurs Naturelles."
Local Numbers:
EEPA UV-03-06
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Provenance:
Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.
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