A young woman posing naked but for a long veil, in a doorway.
- Date:
- [approximately 1900]
- Reference:
- 538784i
- Part of:
- The Fallaize Collection.
- Pictures
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced July 2022: A Tunisian woman posing naked but for a long veil, in a doorway. Halftone, ca. 1900.
Description
The woman's pubic hair is airbrushed out on the negative
Publication/Creation
[approximately 1900]
Physical description
1 photograph : halftone print ; image 23 x 17 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Bears number: 3121
Notes
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 538784i
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.
Type/Technique
Subjects
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesSafeguarded Can't be requested Note