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Young Malagasy woman from Majunga

1890

Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
Washington, DC, United States

“Jeune malagache Majunga” (Young Malagasy woman from Majunga)

Photographer unknown
Albumen print
Zanzibar, c. 1890

A seated woman with one arm draped over the back of the chair, in native dress, turban and simple jewelry including multiple ear studs.

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  • Title: Young Malagasy woman from Majunga
  • Date Created: 1890
  • Location: Zanzibar, Tanzania
  • Subject Keywords: African Colonial Photographs
  • Type: Photograph, Portrait
  • Publisher: Winterton Collection of East African Photographs, Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston
  • External Link: Original Record
  • Medium: Albumen Print
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

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