Masai Moran
Photograph
1909-16 (photographed)
1909-16 (photographed)
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A sepia-coloured photograph mounted on paper of a figure leaning over a pole in a field.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | bromide print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Major Granville St. John Orde-Browne, 'Masai Moran'', bromide print, 1909-16 |
| Physical description | A sepia-coloured photograph mounted on paper of a figure leaning over a pole in a field. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | MASAI MORAN / Chap. "History" / Rejected / The model copied by the neighbouring tribes. / Taken in the Northern MASAI reserve at NYERI. / Since abolished to make room for white settlement'. (pencil, recto, paper mount) |
| 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 Orde-Browne's 1925 volume on the tribes of Kenya. This image is not reproduced in the book. |
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| Other number | 16106 - RPS Identifier - inventory no. |
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| Accession number | RPS.138-2023 |
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| Record created | February 2, 2023 |
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