Muganda war dress. Shoulders smeared with chalk, 1906 - 1911
Scope and Contents
89 x 115 mm. Showing a Muganda warrior posed against the thatched wall of a stockade in a warlike attitude. The warrior, his shoulders and back smeared with chalk, carries two spears and a painted shield and wears a skirt of feathers.
Dates
- Creation: 1906 - 1911
Creator
- From the Fonds: Great Britain. Colonial Office. Visual Instruction Committee (Organization)
- From the Fonds: Fisher, Alfred Hugh, 1867 -1945 (artist and photographer) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Biographical / Historical
Photographer unknown
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Good condition.
General
GD.
Originator(s)
Unknown
Finding aid date
2002-11-01 15:16:29+00:00
Geographic
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
Cambridge University Library
West Road
Cambridge CB3 9DR United Kingdom
Map Dept enquiries: maps@lib.cam.ac.uk
all other enquiries: mss@lib.cam.ac.uk