Soudanese wallad (boy), Army Veterinary Corps Depot, Egypt Accession Number: ART02721

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Depicts a young barefooted Sudanese wallad (boy) wearing a high head-dress and djella'ba, sits on a donkey at the Army Veterinary Corps Depot in Egypt. The mule wears a halter with a long rope attached to it.

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Accession Number
ART02721
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper laid on card
Measurement
Archived measurement
Medium
pencil on paper laid on card
Date Made
1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1920
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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