An African woman posing naked, seen from behind, leaning over a table heaped with fabric. Photograph, c.1900.

Date:
[approximately 1900]
Reference:
532317i
Part of:
The Fallaize Collection.
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About this work

Description

The wall and floor are made of bamboo, the same as in 532345i. The woman has one leg raised and bent, resting her foot on a box.

Publication/Creation

[approximately 1900]

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint

Lettering

Bears number: EF1018 on image

Notes

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

Reference

Wellcome Collection 532317i

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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