Sujet

Kikuyu ritual circumcision dance

Légende

Kenya, Kikuyu women perform a ceremonial dance during an annual circumcision ritual, marking the initiation of adolescent girls into adulthood. Original manuscript caption: Dance before the circumcision of girls at puberty, by an old woman with a rusty knife (Cliterodectomy). South Nyeri, 1936, 1937. 1995/076/1/2/5/26.

Date

01 févr. 1937

Crédit

Photo12/Bristol Archives/UIG

Notre référence

UMG20A06_178

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

47,4Mo (3,8Mo) / 39,4cm x 30,1cm / 4656 x 3555 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Kenya Kikuyu women perform a ceremonial dance during an annual circumcision ritual marking the initiation of adolescent girls into adulthood Original manuscript caption: Dance before the circumcision of girls at puberty by an old woman with a rusty knife (Cliterodectomy) South Nyeri 1936 1937