Collaboration, Modernity and Colonial Rule: Sidiyya Baba and Mauritania
By David Robinson
Shaykh Sidiyya Baba in Caravan
click image to zoomCreator: l'Herminier, Doctor F.
Contributing Institutions: Maria Grosz-Ngate; Ghislaine Lydon; David, Robinson; Matrix: Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences at Michigan State University
Description: Shaykh Sidiyya Baba (1862-1924) traveling in a camel caravan with his entourage, 1903. He stands out by his white robes, signifying a Muslim scholar or marabout. The picture came from the Fonds Auguste Terrien at the Institut de France in Paris. It was supplied to David Robinson by Ghislaine Lydon and placed in his book, "Paths of Accommodation."
Date: 1903
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Location: Mauritania
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Rights Management: For educational use only.
Digitizer: Matrix
Source: Robinson, David. 2000. Paths of Accommodation: Muslim Societies and French Colonial Authorities in Senegal and Mauritania, 1880-1920. Plate 5. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press. From: Institut de France, Fonds A. Terrier, no. 5942, Doctor F. l'Herminier, August-September 1903
