IDNO

P.51268.

Description

Half-length portrait of a Wanika women wearing a cloth skirt. The studio backdrop is painted with vegetation.

Place

E Africa; Kenya; Mombasa

Cultural Affliation

Mijikenda [histocially Nyika]; Wanika

Named Person

Photographer

Coutinho, Felix, Photographer, Mombasa

Collector / Expedition

Date

Collection Name

Source

Format

Postcard

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.51241 to P.51271 were in envelope now numbered C223/ which was kept in wooden drawer I.

Publication: Same image published on 'Antosch & Lin - antique postcards & stamps', and captioned: "Wanika Girl. Mombasa.
Publisher: Felix Coutinho Photographer Mombassa." [Source: https://www.stamps-auction.com/kenya-old-postcard-wanyika-tribe-wanyika-girl-native-young-woman-mombasa-ethnic-for-sale-222869, JD 08/08/2024]