Blad 28 uit Stamboek van de leerlingen der Koloniale School voor Meisjes en Vrouwen te 's-Gravenhage deel II (1930-1949) Possibly 1931 - 1937

This is "Blad 28 uit Stamboek van de leerlingen der Koloniale School voor Meisjes en Vrouwen te 's-Gravenhage deel II (1930-1949)", a ledger page of unknown origin. Its dominant visual structure is a grid of typed text and handwritten annotations, creating a complex interplay of order and personal expression. The composition is divided into neat cells, each containing vital statistics about the students, yet these are disrupted by affixed photographs and handwritten signatures that offer glimpses of individuality. This juxtaposition highlights a tension between standardization and identity. The careful arrangement of the columns and rows suggests an attempt to impose a rational structure on the messy realities of human lives, in service of colonial administration. The materiality of the ledger is apparent in the paper's aging and the ink's varied tones, each mark bearing evidence of the historical moment in which it was made, reminding us that even administrative documents are culturally constructed objects.