Fazal Sheikh
Traditional birthing attendant, Nyirabahire Esteri, holding newborns Nsabimana (“I beg something from God”) and Mukanzabonimpa (“God will grant me, but I don’t know when”), flanked by mothers Kanyange, Mukabatazi, and Mukabatazi’s mother, Rwandan refugee camp, Lumasi, Tanzania
Artist
Fazal Sheikh (American, born 1965)American, born 1965
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Traditional birthing attendant, Nyirabahire Esteri, holding newborns Nsabimana (“I beg something from God”) and Mukanzabonimpa (“God will grant me, but I don’t know when”), flanked by mothers Kanyange, Mukabatazi, and Mukabatazi’s mother, Rwandan refugee camp, Lumasi, Tanzania
Date1994
Place depictedNgara, Tanzania
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsFrame (outer): 25 3/8 × 20 1/8 × 1 3/8 in. (64.5 × 51.1 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jane P. Watkins
Object number2021.476
Non exposé
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