Elisabeth Moendi, Photographed and Exhibited at the International Colonial and Export Trade Exhibition, Amsterdam 1883
Elisabeth Moendi belongs to the first generation of indentured labourers to arrive in Suriname in 1873. She is an exceptional woman who follows her own path. At thirteen, she is registered as indentured labourer number B/978. She marries a Carib and becomes part of his indigenous community. She and her daughter Henriette are exhibited as representatives of this group at the International Colonial Exhibition in Amsterdam in 1883.