A woman with elaborate jewellery, poses in a photographic studio.

  • Lekegian, G., active 1880-approximately 1920.
Date:
[between 1880 and 1920]
Reference:
3307379i
Part of:
The Fallaize Collection.
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About this work

Also known as

[...enn?], Photographie Artistique G. Lekegian & Cie

Description

The woman wears a decorative head covering and bangles over her sleeves on her upper arms. Her dress may be ceremonial.

Publication/Creation

[between 1880 and 1920]

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint

Notes

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

Reference

Wellcome Collection 3307379i

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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