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[France], 1896. Original, vintage b/w x-ray image printed on photo paper. Captioned on verso in ink by a contemporary hand. Small spots on verso. Overall in very good condition.. Original, vintage b/w x-ray image printed on photo paper. Size: ca. 180 × 240 mm. A very early example of the use of radiography in the field of anthropology; one of the earliest x-ray images of an African man. During the late 19th century in the period of New Imperialism colonial exhibitions became popular in the western world and were held throughout the main trading cities of Europe. A common and popular part of these events was the "Village Nègre" an exhibit displaying indigenous people from the colonies. In the case of France, people from Senegal were part of this attraction, among them Matar N'Doye whose foot was immortalized on the present x-ray print. Matar N'Doye was born in Dakar around 1862 into a family of Lebu ethnicity. He was one of the first indigenous employees of the Dakar-Saint-Louis railway… Read More