Kikuyu couple in the forest, Kenya, East Africa
Kikuyu couple in the forest, Kenya (then a British colony), East Africa -- the plume on the end of the warrior's spear shows his peaceful intentions, and the fact that the young woman is holding the spear indicates that she has agreed to marry him
Picture No
12018069
Media ID
47658726
Size
3513px x 5611px
(13.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph in Peoples of All Nations, edited by J A Hammerton, Harmsworth, No.7, June 1922
Date
1922
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