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Title
Women dressing hair, Madagascar, ca. 1900
Creator
Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1900
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
Archives, Manuscripts and Rare Books Division, The Library, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom
Council for World Missions
University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Library
docenquiry@soas.ac.uk
http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/archives/services/
Description
Two women seated on ground combing hair for braiding. The style in which the hair is worn has cultural significance in Madagascar, including an indication of marital status.
Anonymous print pasted on to numbered board, used by the London Missionary Society as visual resources for publications etc. Most images have limited hand written captions.
Type
image
Format
photographs
printing-out paper, 10.3 x 14 cm.
Identifier
impa-m342 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-SOA-CWM-13-10-008-012-2
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m342
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-SOA-CWM-13-10-008-012-2.jpg
Subject
Indigenous populations
Customs and traditions
Fashion
London Missionary Society
Group portraits
Time Period
circa 1900
Place
Africa
Madagascar
Source
SOAS/CWM/LMS/MA/PHOTO/01/008/012/2 [File]
Relation
Council for World Mission/London Missionary Society
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Archives and Manuscripts Division, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, ca.1860-1950
School of Oriental and African Studies
impa-m971

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