A young matron was encountered near Peddie, South Africa. We were informed that her low-browed headdress indicates her baby was her first child, and that white facial paint among the Xosas denotes a nursing mother

A young matron was encountered near Peddie, South Africa. We were informed that her low-browed headdress indicates her baby was her first child, and that white facial paint among the Xosas denotes a nursing mother

Photograph

Nickolas Muray

Maker
American, b. Hungary, 1892–1965

A young matron was encountered near Peddie, South Africa. We were informed that her low-browed headdress indicates her baby was her first child, and that white facial paint among the Xosas denotes a nursing mother

From The Great Tribes of Africa


1957
Gelatin silver print
Image: 34 x 26.5 cm
Mount: 35.5 x 28 cm
Gift of Mrs. Nickolas Muray
Inscriptions verso (typed label): A young matron was encountered near Peddie, South Africa. We were informed that her low-browed headdress indicates her baby was her first child, and that white facial paint among the Xosas denotes a nursing mother.

verso (stamp): Photo by Muray / Mrs. Nickolas Muray / 2401 River Road / Pt. Pleasant New Jersey

verso, label (stamp): Photo by Muray / Mrs. Nickolas Muray / 333 E. 49th St. - 6B / New York 17, N.Y.
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