Ethiopia: a Gurage woman tattooing another on the wrist. Photograph by H.V. Meyerowitz, 19--.

  • Meyerowitz, Herbert Vladimir, 1900-1945.
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[between 1940 and 1960?]
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645184i
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Ethiopia: a Gurage woman tattooing another on the wrist. Photograph by H.V. Meyerowitz, 19--. Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Tattooing among two women of the Gurag' (Gurage) tribe, Ethiopia (Abyssinia). Blue colouring matter is applied in the form of bracelets and rings to the hand and wrist. A needle (as here) or a small brush is used

Publication/Creation

London (57-58 Chancery Lane) : Kurt Lubinski, [between 1940 and 1960?]

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint ; image 10.1 x 16.3 cm

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Related material

Select images of this work were taken by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum: WT/D/1/20/1/47/33

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Photograph verso bears photographic studio stamp: "Copyright Kurt Lubinski [...]"

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Wellcome Collection 645184i

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