A Swahili Belle, Zanzibar, 1900 - 1910
Scope and Contents
150 x 202 mm. A studio portrait of a pretty smiling Swahili girl wearing gaily patterned clothes, a headdress and a row of shirt buttons as earrings. 'Her gala costume consists of a head-dress of coloured silk made up into a kind of extravagant turban or mob-cap... Her body is decorously and elaborately clothed in patterned and coloured fabrics of varying qualities... ' (Pearce 1920).
Dates
- Creation: 1900 - 1910
Creator
- From the File: A C Gomes and Sons (1869-1917) (photographers) (Organization)
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Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Good condition.
Bibliography
General
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Date information
DateText: The date is approximate..
Finding aid date
2002-11-18 12:21:33+00:00
Repository Details
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