Sujet

Kikuyu woman eating maize porridge

Légende

Kenya, A Kikuyu woman sits on the ground eating a meal of maize porridge from a hollowed-out gourd. Her head is shaven, indicating her status as a married woman, and she wears masses of hooped earrings. Original manuscript caption: A young married woman enjoying a meal of maize porridge, the staple diet. When a girl marries, she shaves her head all over.S. Nyeri 1936, 1937. 1995/076/1/2/5/9.

Date

01 févr. 1937

Crédit

Photo12/Bristol Archives/UIG

Notre référence

UMG20A06_096

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

45,5Mo (2,9Mo) / 29,1cm x 39,3cm / 3432 x 4638 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Kenya A Kikuyu woman sits on the ground eating a meal of maize porridge from a hollowed-out gourd Her head is shaven indicating her status as a married woman and she wears masses of hooped earrings Original manuscript caption: A young married woman enjoying a meal of maize porridge the staple diet When a girl marries she shaves her head all overS Nyeri 1936 1937