Fazal Sheikh
Traditional Birthing Attendant, Nyabahire Esteri Holding Newborns

Traditional Birthing Attendant, Nyabahire Esteri Holding Newborns

© Fazal Sheikh

Traditional Birthing Attendant, Nyabahire Esteri Holding Newborns
Traditional Birthing Attendant, Nyabahire Esteri Holding Newborns
ArtistAmerican, born 1965
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Traditional Birthing Attendant, Nyabahire Esteri Holding Newborns
Date1994
PlaceAfrica
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 16 1/16 × 12 1/8 in. (40.8 × 30.8 cm)
 Sheet: 19 13/16 × 15 13/16 in. (50.4 × 40.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.2246
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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
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
1994
Inkjet print
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Muikarukiza with her Newborn Mukeshimana
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Muikarukiza with her Newborn Mukeshimana
1994
Gelatin silver print
2002.2243
Narame Fausta with her daughter Esther and her newborn, Makantamba ("One who was born at the time of war"), Rwandan refugee camp, Lumasi, Tanzania
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Narame Fausta with her daughter Esther and her newborn, Makantamba ("One who was born at the time of war"), Rwandan refugee camp, Lumasi, Tanzania
1994–95
Gelatin silver print with toning
96.1812
Qurban Gul holding a photograph of her son Mula Awaz, Afghan refugee village, Khairabad, north Pakistan
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Qurban Gul holding a photograph of her son Mula Awaz, Afghan refugee village, Khairabad, north Pakistan
1998, printed 2016
Inkjet print
2017.49
Rajeshwari (“Queen of the Kingdom”) Holding Her Pet Rats, Chuni and Muni, Vrindavan, India
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Rajeshwari (“Queen of the Kingdom”) Holding Her Pet Rats, Chuni and Muni, Vrindavan, India
2005, printed 2016
Inkjet print
2017.66
Abdul Aziz, Holding a Photograph of His Brother, Mula Abdul Hakim, Afghan Refugee Village, Khairabad, North Pakistan
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Abdul Aziz, Holding a Photograph of His Brother, Mula Abdul Hakim, Afghan Refugee Village, Khairabad, North Pakistan
1998, printed 2016
Inkjet print
2017.48
Fatuma Abdi Hussein and her Son Abdulla, Somali Refugee Camp
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Fatuma Abdi Hussein and her Son Abdulla, Somali Refugee Camp
1993
Gelatin silver print
2002.2249
Akuot Nyibol with Riak Warabok and Akuot
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Akuot Nyibol with Riak Warabok and Akuot
1992
Gelatin silver print
2002.2244
Gabbra Matriarch with Women and Children, Ethiopian Refugee Camp, Walda, Kenya
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Gabbra Matriarch with Women and Children, Ethiopian Refugee Camp, Walda, Kenya
1993
Gelatin silver print triptych
2002.2241.A-.C
Fatuma Adan and Abiba, Somali Refugee Camp, Mandera, Kenya
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Fatuma Adan and Abiba, Somali Refugee Camp, Mandera, Kenya
1993
Gelatin silver print
2002.2239
Zubris Home
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Zubris Home
1991
Gelatin silver print
2002.2245
Mariam Mac and Agot Anyang Playing 'Bao', Family Section, Sudanese Refugee Camp, Kahuma, Kenya
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Mariam Mac and Agot Anyang Playing 'Bao', Family Section, Sudanese Refugee Camp, Kahuma, Kenya
1993
Gelatin silver print with toning
2002.2248