Fazal Sheikh
Gabbra Matriarch with Women and Children, Ethiopian Refugee Camp, Walda, Kenya

Gabbra Matriarch with Women and Children, Ethiopian Refugee Camp, Walda, Kenya

© Fazal Sheikh

Gabbra Matriarch with Women and Children, Ethiopian Refugee Camp, Walda, Kenya
Gabbra Matriarch with Women and Children, Ethiopian Refugee Camp, Walda, Kenya
ArtistAmerican, born 1965
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Gabbra Matriarch with Women and Children, Ethiopian Refugee Camp, Walda, Kenya
Date1993
PlaceKenya, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print triptych
DimensionsOverall (Combined sheet size): 15 3/4 × 59 5/16 in. (40 × 150.6 cm)
 Image (Each): 12 1/8 × 16 1/16 in. (30.8 × 40.8 cm)
 Sheet (Each): 15 3/4 × 19 3/4 in. (40 × 50.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.2241.A-.C
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