An Egyptian woman poses with a naked child in a photographic studio.

The woman wears a dark coloured dress and head covering. In one hand she holds a water vessel and she stands next to a nude boy (her son?) who stands slightly behind her.

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[approximately 1900]

1 photograph : photoprint

On verso: Egypt fellah

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

Inventory No. INV.2019/3869

Wellcome Collection 3307392i

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.