Preparing for Marriage
Photograph
ca. early 20th century (photographed)
ca. early 20th century (photographed)
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An unmounted sepia-coloured photograph of three bare-chested women with a series of cut marks running from their chest to their waists.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | bromide print |
| Brief description | Photograph by George Thomas Basden, 'Preparing for Marriage: Girls with recently cut 'Mbribi' marks', bromide print, ca. early 20th century |
| Physical description | An unmounted sepia-coloured photograph of three bare-chested women with a series of cut marks running from their chest to their waists. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | titled, various editorial annotations (pencil, ink, verso, paper) |
| Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund |
| Object history | Acquired from the Seeley, Service & Co., publishers of G.T. Basden's 1921 volume on the Igbo community. Plate: facing page 176. |
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| Accession number | RPS.103-2023 |
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| Record created | February 2, 2023 |
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