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An Azande artificier making grass helmets, 1915, 1915

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/151

Scope and Contents

101 x 74 mm. A view showing an Azande man making grass helmets in Doruma's compound in Jemhura, Bahr el Ghazal [possibly Bahr al Ghazal in Sudan].

Dates

  • 1915

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

Existence and Location of Copies

Y304A/151-153 are all prints of the same photograph.

Bibliography

This appears as Figure 8 in: Christy, Cuthbert (1924). Big game and Pygmies: experiences of a naturalist in Central African forests in quest of the Okapi, London: Macmillan, facing page 6.

General

SG.

Originator(s)

Christy, Cuthbert, 1863-1932

Finding aid date

2004-01-15 10:00:30+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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