The local Maulvi in Hathma conducting a wedding ceremony. The bride is on the right and he is posing the question - will she give consent to marry this boy?

The local Maulvi in Hathma conducting a wedding ceremony. The bride is on the right and he is posing the question - will she give consent to marry this boy?

Photograph

Gauri Gill

Maker
Indian, b. 1970

The local Maulvi in Hathma conducting a wedding ceremony. The bride is on the right and he is posing the question - will she give consent to marry this boy?

From Notes from the Desert


1999–ongoing
Gelatin silver print
Image: 7 7/16 × 11 in. (18.9 × 28 cm)
Paper: 9 7/16 × 12 in. (23.9 × 30.5 cm)
Gift of the FiftyCrows Foundation, 2015
2015.0133.0875
DescriptionThis work print is part of the museum's archival holdings from the FiftyCrows Foundation.
Inscriptions Inscribed in black ink on applied label verso BRC: © GAURI GILL 12 BARMER DISTRICT 2000 \ A MAULUVI (MUSLIM PRIEST) CONDUCTS THE \ WEDDING CEREMONY OF A YOUNG COUPLE. THE BRIDE \ IS ON THE FAR RIGHT, AND HE IS POSING THE QUESTION \ TO HER - WILL SHE GIVE CONSENT TO MARRY THIS BOY?
Inscribed in pencil on verso BR: Gill 12
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