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2018.313.3545

A group of girls wearing patterned cloth skirts and blue blouses are dancing together at a Malawi Young Pioneers (MYP) ceremony in Chitipa, Malawi. Next to them is a pole with flags attached positioned in the centre of a ring of white stones. In the background a crowd of people are watching.


2018.313.3545

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Collection type
Photograph
Description
A group of girls wearing patterned cloth skirts and blue blouses are dancing together at a Malawi Young Pioneers (MYP) ceremony in Chitipa, Malawi. Next to them is a pole with flags attached positioned in the centre of a ring of white stones. In the background a crowd of people are watching.
Geographical reference
Northern Region; Chitipa District; Chitipa
Person
Photographer Edward Shearman Ross
PRM source Sandra Miller Ross
Date / Period
Date of photograph: 08/1972
Acquisition information
Donated: 14/12/2018
Photographic process
Transparency Kodachrome
Dimensions
Image dimension 35 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2018.313.3545

Search terms: Food and Fuel Gathering, Commemoration, Dance