A young North African woman, posing naked holding a tambourine, against a plain background in a photographic studio.

Date:: [1900]

Reference:: 548608i

Part of:: The Fallaize Collection.

Pictures

Collection contents

The Fallaize Collection.
- Portraits of women: North Africa.
  - A young North African woman, posing naked holding a tambourine, against a plain background in a photographic studio.548608i

About this work

Description

The woman wears a head covering and anklets on both ankles. She also wears a layered necklace.

Publication/Creation

Cairo : G. Lekegian & Co, [1900]

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint

Contributors

Fallaize, Edwin Nichol, 1877-1957former owner

Notes

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

Reference

Wellcome Collection 548608i

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.