(AFRICA)
Rare group of 47 photographs of Colonial Eritrea and Sudan by the Italian photographer Luigi Naretti, with many ethnographic studies and pictures of village life, wonderful studio portraits, ritual scenes and prayer at Ramadan, and views of Italian workers and military personnel; with a few smaller sheets depicting family members, nude models, and exotic or farm animals. Printing-out paper and sepia-toned silver prints, 9x11 inches (23x28 cm.) and smaller, most with Naretti's caption, credit, and inventory number in the plate. 1890-1905