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Title Bridegroom at Night Wedding in Khemisset
Full text http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/SSRecIDSearch?repl1=AfricaFocus&repl2=AfricaFocus.2717as11.bib
Author(s) Harries, Jeanette
Abstract The wedding is taking place in the middle of the night. The bridegroom, in white, is seated. The woman with the head shawl is applying henna to her hands. Henna, in this case, is being used in a ritualistic way as a symbol of cleanliness and purity.
Subject(s) Harries, Jeanette; Body marking; Clothing and dress; Marriage; Rites and ceremonies; Wedding costumes
Publisher General Library System of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Relation Africa Focus
Type of publication Image
Format image/jpeg; Color Slide; Landscape
Rights African Studies Program; Copyright © Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Repository Wisconsin - University of Wisconsin
Added to C-A: 2008-12-22;00:16:04