The illustrated magazine Kolonie und Heimat (Colony and Homeland) was the official publication of the Women's League of the German Colonial Society. Its aim was to popularize the colonies in Germany and make them attractive as settlement areas. The African woman in a wicker chair and European reform clothing stands in contrast to the image on the magazine she's holding in her hands, but suggests the possibility of Heimat in the colonies. The picture must have been disconcerting at the time, since Heimat was hardly associated with people living in the colonies, much less with African women displaying a dignified and sophisticated middle-class domesticity. <br /> Kolonie und Heimat ca. 1911, b/w photograph 18 x 18 cm. The woman's identity and the photographer are unknown. Source: Bundesarchiv Bild 146-2014-0007 courtesy of the German Federal Archives
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