A young north African (?) woman posing naked standing in front of a plain backdrop.

Reference:
550219i
Part of:
The Fallaize Collection.
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About this work

Description

The woman wears a beaded necklace and earrings. She also appears to have tattoos or henna on her inner arms and above her breasts.

Physical description

1 photograph (album folio 94, photograph no. 94) : photoprint

Lettering

Bears number: 100

Notes

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

Reference

Wellcome Collection 550219i

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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