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Title
African girls carrying food for a circumcision ceremony, Shilouvane, South Africa, ca. 1930
Creator
Jaques, Alexandre Auguste
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1930
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
DM-échange et mission
chemin des Cèdres 5, CH-1004 Lausanne, Switzerland
info@dmr.ch
Description
"Filles portant de la nourriture pour l'école de circoncision" ("Girls carrying food for the circumcision school") Photograph of six African girls carrying food for a circumcision ceremony.
Photographie de six jeunes filles d'origine africaine portant de la nourriture pour une cérémonie de circoncision.
Type
image
Format
glass photonegatives, b&w
4.5 x 6.4 cm.
Identifier
impa-m66148 [Legacy record ID]
impa-a-CHL-nv170-101-016
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m66148
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-CHL-nv170-101-016.jpg
Subject
Customs and traditions
Food
Girls
Group portraits
Time Period
circa 1930
Place
Africa
Shilouvane
South Africa
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs from DM-Échange et Mission
impa-m15498

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