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Rituals of the Inhabitants of Guinea

1726 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Sheet with four depictions of rituals by inhabitants of Guinea. Top: A traditional morning greeting. A wedding ceremony where the bride and groom shake hands. Bottom: A birth ceremony immediately after the mother has given birth. A mother washes her newborn in the river. Below the depictions a caption in French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print boekillustratie confinement, birth

Credit lineRituelen van inwoners uit Guinea. 1726. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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