IDNO

P.50987.RDG

Description

Street scene with a woman and small girl on a donkey led by a man. The woman wears a veil over her lower face with a cylindrical nose piece and a floor-length shawl covers her head. She wears Aladdin-style shoes and wrist ornaments. The girl is wearing a two-piece head scarf and tunic. The man wears a long tunic with an embroidered neckline and a white turban. The donkey has a leather saddle with stirrups and a leather and chain bridle. Around its neck there is ornamental chain. The buildings in the background have elaborately carved wooden features.

Place

N Africa; ?Egypt

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Bonfils, Paul Felix

Collector / Expedition

Ridgeway, William

Date

circa 1867 - 1885

Collection Name

Ridgeway Collection

Source

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

The print was found in an envelope now marked C239/ which was inside the wooden drawer I.

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [JD 2/7/2007]