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Name of Object:

Oussman Gassi, King of Bundu, 42 years, born in Sendou

Other name of the Object (second name):

Taken from "Sénégalais", an album of 41 anthropological photographs from the Exposition Universelle in Paris, 1889

Location:

Paris, France

Holding Institution:

National Library of France

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Date of Object:

1889

Author:

Anonymous

Inventory Number:

SGE SG WE-344

Description:

The villages inhabited by African and Asian immigrants attracted a great deal of attention during the time of the European world fairs. Even the sciences (medicine, anthropology, etc.) showed much curiosity towards them, a curiosity whose justification as 'scientific' seems incongruous and dishonest to a modern audience.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

ark:/12148/btv1b7702327w

Citation of this web page:

"Oussman Gassi, King of Bundu, 42 years, born in Sendou" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;fr;117;en

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: FR 117

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