Holy Card
1945-1970 (Made)
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Rectangular (portrait format) holy card with colour printed illustration. Bust portrait in profile of the Virgin Mary as an African woman. Signature within the image (illegible). Lettered below the image "ARAHABA RY MARIA!" (Hail Mary! in Malagasy), "Ave Maria!" and "Religieuses Trinitaires, Madagascar".
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour halftone on paper |
| Brief description | Holy card, Madagascar, 20th century. |
| Physical description | Rectangular (portrait format) holy card with colour printed illustration. Bust portrait in profile of the Virgin Mary as an African woman. Signature within the image (illegible). Lettered below the image "ARAHABA RY MARIA!" (Hail Mary! in Malagasy), "Ave Maria!" and "Religieuses Trinitaires, Madagascar". |
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| Content description | Bust portrait in profile of the Virgin Mary as an African woman |
| Credit line | Given by Tim Travis in memory of Leslie Travis |
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| Accession number | E.1138-2012 |
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| Record created | September 6, 2013 |
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