https://le-magasin.co.uk/tag/pain/ Recent content in pain on Le Magasin Hugo en-GB Tue, 03 Aug 2021 06:46:14 +0000 https://le-magasin.co.uk/archives-of-beauty-and-pain-a-century-of-african-women-in-photos-arts-and-culture.html Tue, 03 Aug 2021 06:46:14 +0000 https://le-magasin.co.uk/archives-of-beauty-and-pain-a-century-of-african-women-in-photos-arts-and-culture.html <div> <p>The mother and daughter tilt their heads, one towards the other. Their hair is intricately braided, woven with beads, and covered with a carefully knotted wrap. The young girl sits on her mother’s lap; the mother’s hand, with its visible wedding band, is placed firmly upon her daughter’s, and perfectly to call attention to the girl’s wide cuff bracelet.</p> <p>The sitters for this photo, circa the 1950s, by Malian photographer Barthelely Koné, wear empire-waist dresses cut of densely patterned African cloth, their <a href="https://le-magasin.co.uk/">fashion</a> a little African, a little European. The mother’s face is serene, open. Her slightly lowered eyes meet the viewer’s, the daughter’s even more directly.</p>