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[Basuto kraal], 1941

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305O/90

Scope and Contents

199 x 149 mm. The caption beneath the print reads: ' Part of the courtyard on the other side of the screen in the last picture [Y305O/89]. The walls of the hut are decorated, the pattern being made by the women's fingers. The ground is covered by clay. A grain basket is on the left. Near Butha Buthe. 1941.' Although uncredited in this album, an identical photograph credited to [Lucy] Mignon Herring is held in an album at the Killie Campbell Africana Library under the reference Album D34/001-197. Basutoland Customs.BRN 310846.

Dates

  • Creation: 1941

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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).

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

Related Materials

A view of the kraal to which this courtyard belongs can be seen at Y3050/89.

General

WS.

Finding aid date

2004-09-18 12:18:50+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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