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Collaboration, Modernity and Colonial Rule: Sidiyya Baba and Mauritania

By David Robinson

Armed Moorish Party

Armed Moorish Party
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This is a typical armed Moorish party out for raiding or defending itself from other parties. Gouraud included it in his book of recollections of his Mauritanian campaign.

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Armed Moorish Party
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Contributing Institutions: David Robinson; MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University
Description: This is a typical armed Moorish party out for raiding or defending itself from other parties. Gouraud included it in his book of recollections of his Mauritanian campaign.
Date Range: 1900-1909
Location: Mauritania
Format: Image/jpeg
Rights Management: For educational use only.
Digitizer: MATRIX
Source: Gouraud, Henri, Mauritanie Adrar. Souvenirs d'un africain (Paris: Plon, 1945), facing p 64, bottom.