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Madamu, the licentious belle of Ekibondo, 1935 - 1936

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304N/105

Scope and Contents

The caption on the album page continues: 'The first time I visited the village she was wearing the ekoki, and a wealth of ivory bangles. When I came back about nine months later I found that she had been 'defrocked', but just as cheerful as ever'.

Dates

  • Creation: 1935 - 1936

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

For photographs of Madamu on the same album page see Y304N/104 and 106.

General

SG.

Finding aid date

2003-06-26 10:33:48+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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