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Basuto people, 1930 - 1950

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305O/108

Scope and Contents

202 x 151 mm. The caption continues: ' the man wearing the straw hat specially designed for wet weather. The openwork hat seen in other pictures is for fine days. There are usually Basuto hat makers in every district, who sell or barter their wares.' The photographer is unknown. An identical photograph is held in an album at the Killie Campbell Africana Library under the reference Album D34/001-197.Basutoland Customs.BRN 310846.

Dates

  • Creation: 1930 - 1950

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

For examples of the Basuto openwork hat see Y305O/111 and Y305O/113.

General

WS.

Finding aid date

2004-09-20 10:15:58+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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