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Pictured in a dark room is an elderly Cape Verdean woman who has dark skin and short, gray curly hair tied in a white headwrap. She is wearing a long, green and brown beaded necklace and a brown shirt. She is harshly lit from the right side with the rest of her face in shadow.
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Portrait of Mama di Nhantonia

PO DI TERRA - STORIES OF MAMA DI NHANTONIA

It's a series of photos that explore Cape-Verdeans history through expressions and household collections. What was once part of the daily life of Cape Verde, now are just part of the nostalgia of “MAMA DI NHANTONIA” (A 98 years old Cape Verdean woman) as she moves inward, in her memories during the quarantine of Covid 19.

Portrait of Mama di Nhantonia (A 98 years old Cape Verdean woman)