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Nadia Abu-Zahra fonds
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Women in the bride's house

Photograph of women in the bride's house on the wedding night as part of Tunisian wedding celebrations. The photograph was taken in the Zawiya section of Sidi Ameur, Sahel, Tunisia by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Woman in the saoifa

Photograph of a woman taken in the saoifa, entrance to the courtyard, where Tunisian women receive their visitors in the summer. The photograph was taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra in Sidi Ameur, the Sahel, Tunisia.

Trousseau and music

Photograph of the trousseau accompanied by musicians on the way to the bridegroom's house. The photograph was taken in Sidi Ameur, Sahel, Tunisia by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Thursday merchant

Photograph of a Thursday merchant selling what appear to be textiles. The photograph was taken in Sidi Ameur, Sahel, Tunisia by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Sidi Ameur seance

Photograph of a group of men at a seance in Sidi Ameur, Sahel, Tunisia taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Nadia Abu-Zahra fonds

  • 23
  • Fonds
  • 1966-1972

The fonds consists of 26 colour slides, including ceremonies and traditions related to weddings and male circumcision taken in Tunisia, as well as scenery and people in Algeria.

Nadia Abu-Zahra

Musical group accompanying the bridal trousseau

Photograph of a group of men and children playing music to accompany the bridal trousseau as part of Tunisian wedding traditions. The photograph was taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra during Ramadan in Sidi Ameur, the Sahel, Tunisia.

Mosque in Algerian desert

Photograph of a mosque and its surroundings taken in an oasis in the desert in Algeria by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Items of the bridal trousseau

Photograph of a woman surrounded by a crowd of children carrying the items of a bridal Trousseau on the way to the bridgeroom's house as part of Tunisian wedding traditions. The photograph was taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra during Ramadan in Sidi Ameur, the Sahel, Tunisia.

Exhibition of the bridal trousseau

Photograph of the ceremonial exhibition of the trousseau of the bride as part of Tunisian wedding traditions. The photograph was taken in Sidi Ameur, Sahel, Tunisia by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Exhibition of the bridal trousseau

Photograph of the exhibition of the bridal trousseau at the bride's house before it is taken to the bridegroom's house as part of Tunisian wedding traditions. The photograph was taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra in Sidi Ameur, Sahel, Tunisia.

Exhibition of the bridal trousseau

Photograph of a man, camel and crowd during the exhibtion of the trousseau of the bride on the way to the bridegroom's house as part of Tunisian wedding traditions. The photograph was taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra during Ramadan in Sidi Ameur, the Sahel, Tunisia.

Cooking couscous

Photograph of a woman making couscous in the courtyard. The photograph was taken in the Zawiya section of Sidi Ameur, Sahel, Tunisia by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Coffee shop in the Zawiya

Photograph of a new coffee shop in the Zawiya (an Islamic religious school or monastery), depicting typical Tunisian architecture. The photograph was taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra during in Sidi Ameur, the Sahel, Tunisia.

Ceremonial formal invitation

Photograph of a group as part of a ceremonial formal invitation for a male circumcision ceremony. The phogoraph was taken in the Zawiya section of Sidi Ameur, Sahel, Tunisia by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Bride's house on wedding night

Photograph of a group of women in the bride's house on the wedding night as part of Tunisian wedding traditions. The photograph was taken in Sidi Ameur, Sahel, Tunisia by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Bridal trousseau procession

Photograph of a man, camel and crowd with the bridal trousseau on the way to the bridegroom's house as part of Tunisian wedding traditions. The photograph was taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra in Sidi Ameur, the Sahel, Tunisia.

Bridal trousseau on display

Photograph of part of the bridal trousseau on straw trays as part of Tunisian wedding traditions. The photograph was taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra in Sidi Ameur, the Sahel, Tunisia.

Bridal celebrations

Photograph of a relative of the bride celebrating the occasion of a wedding in Sidi Ameur, Sahel, Tunisia. The photograph was taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

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