M0013581: An Ashanti mother carrying her child /M0013582: A woman breastfeeding two babies, West Africa

Previous title, replaced January 2022: A woman suckling two babies.

Right-hand side: Reproduction of a photograph of an ashanti woman carrying a child with a group of men stood behind her. This reproduction was made from an unidentified photograph held by Wellcome Collection. Left-hand side: Reproduction of a photograph of a woman seated breastfeeding two babies, West Africa. This reproduction was made from an unidentified photograph held by Wellcome Collection.

July 1954

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.