Sujet

Christian Kikuyu girl

Légende

Kenya, A head and shoulders portrait of an adolescent Kikuyu girl wearing a blouse and pinafore. The girl is said to be a Christian and to have refused to take the Mau Mau oath, even after Mau Mau fighters had killed her sister for refusing to cooperate. Original typescript caption: A Kikuyu girl: she is a Christian and has resisted all attempts to force her to take the Mau Mau oath. Her sister was strangled by Mau Mau for refusal to co-operate. Women are forced into service as food-carriers, and young girls often kidnapped to live in the forest as prostitutes for the gangs, 1953. 1995/076/7/8/1.13.

Date

01 févr. 1953

Crédit

Photo12/Bristol Archives/UIG

Notre référence

UMG20A06_078

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

53,3Mo (4,5Mo) / 42,9cm x 31,1cm / 5071 x 3671 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Kenya A head and shoulders portrait of an adolescent Kikuyu girl wearing a blouse and pinafore The girl is said to be a Christian and to have refused to take the Mau Mau oath even after Mau Mau fighters had killed her sister for refusing to cooperate Original typescript caption: A Kikuyu girl: she is a Christian and has resisted all attempts to force her to take the Mau Mau oath Her sister was strangled by Mau Mau for refusal to co-operate Women are forced into service as food-carriers and young girls often kidnapped to live in the forest as prostitutes for the gangs 1953