[Africa] Verger, Pierre (1902-1996). Portrait of a man wearing cowrie shells

Dahomey (Benin), ca. 1940-1950. Gelatin silver print, 29.4 x 23.9 cm. Stamps of Verger, Alliance Photo and the Geïllustreerde Pers verso.

Edges sl. worn. Verger was a French photographer and self-taught ethnographer who devoted most of his life to the study of the African diaspora, including topics such as the slave trade and African religions.