A young Kabyle woman wearing a jewelled head-dress and a dress held together with brooches, profile view.

Date:: [approximately 1900]

Reference:: 539053i

Part of:: The Fallaize Collection.

Pictures

Collection contents

The Fallaize Collection.
- Algerian portraits.
  - A young Kabyle woman wearing a jewelled head-dress and a dress held together with brooches, profile view.539053i

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced June 2022: A young Kabyle woman, profile view, wearing a jewelled head-dress and a dress held together with brooches, in a photographic studio. Photograph, ca.1900.

Description

The same woman as in 539054i

Publication/Creation

[approximately 1900]

Physical description

1 photograph : black and white photoprint

Contributors

Fallaize, Edwin Nichol, 1877-1957former owner

Lettering

Kabyle The lettering is pencilled on the verso

Notes

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

Reference

Wellcome Collection 539053i

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.