A naked young woman except for a loincloth, carries a vessel on her head.
- Reference:
- 534907i
- Part of:
- The Fallaize Collection.
- Pictures
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced April 2022: A young African woman posing naked except for a loincloth, in front of a rural landscape. Photographic postcard, ca. 1900.
Description
The woman is carrying a large pot/vessel on her head.
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
Contributors
Lettering
Bears number: 149
Lettering printed on the verso: Carte Postale
Notes
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 534907i
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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Location Status Access Closed stores