4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 21cm x 32cm
Description
Close-up portrait of a young Samburu man, taken shortly after his circumcision. He has been adorned with woman's earrings and an ostrich feather headdress.
Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Image Details
Accession Number
2004.130.15392.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
Kenya
Region
near Maralal
Cultural Group
Samburu
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
1977
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