Circumcision initiate, Pondoland, Transkei, 1975
1975; printed 1982
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
25.0 × 25.1 cm (image) 30.4 × 30.4 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the artist, 1983
© The David Goldblatt Legacy Trust
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Pondoland, Transkei, South Africa
Inscription
inscribed (diagonally) in pencil on reverse c.l.: David Goldblatt. / 1982
inscribed (diagonally) in pencil on reverse c.l.: Circumcision initiate, / Pondoland, Transkei, / 1975
Accession Number
PH151-1983
Department
International Photography
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