A young woman, wearing particularly ornate dress, striking a dance attitude with her head back and arm raised, on a stage. Photograph, ca. 1900.

  • Castillo.
Reference:
548974i
  • Pictures

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1 photograph : photoprint

Lettering

Castillo Pure Semitic [crossed out] Arab No 20 La Belle Rosa a dancing girl of Beyreuth Bears number 1266

Notes

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

Reference

Wellcome Collection 548974i

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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