Female Indentured Labourers in the Depot, Théodore van Lelyveld, 1895 - 1898

Female Indentured Labourers in the Depot, Théodore van Lelyveld, 1895 - 1898

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© erven Théodore van Lelyveld

Here the women wear the white saris (robes) they received when they left Kolkata, and a few hold a hookah (tobacco waterpipe). Visitors are allowed on Sundays. These are mostly Hindustanis looking for relatives, a spouse or news from India. Photographer Van Lelyveld also visits the depot. He notes the name of one woman, ‘Oemranie.’

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This work belongs to Suriname 1895-1898, 'Souvenirs de Voyage' (RP-F-2009-282)