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The voice of Africa; being an account of the travels of the German Inner African Exploration Expedition in the years 1910-1912

Frobenius, Leo, 1873-1938, Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI · 1913 · London : Hutchinson & Co. · 7 pictures

The Voice of Africa is a 1913 travel account by the German ethnologist Leo Frobenius, published in London by Hutchinson, recording the 1910-1912 German Inner African Exploration Expedition. The four plates show posed group scenes of people in African settings, rendered as halftone reproductions in sepia-toned tones. A designer could draw on their dense crowds, layered figures, and formal ceremonial poses for historical reference material.

Deutsche Inner-Afrikanische Forschungs-Expedition 1910-1912)

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