An African woman posing naked, seen from behind, in front of a painted backdrop of an African village.

Date:
[approximately 1900]
Reference:
535530i
Part of:
African portraits: Senegal.
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Description

The woman wears a head covering and appears to have adornments to her ear in view.

The same photographer also took 532317i, 532345i and 535529i

Publication/Creation

[approximately 1900]

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint

Lettering

Bears number: EF1014

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 535530i

Ownership note

Originally collected by British anthropologist Edwin Nichol Fallaize (1877-1957). Purchased by Capt. L.W.G. Malcolm in 1934, on behalf of Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome, for the price of £25. From a letter in the Wellcome archives dated 16th December 1934.

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