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Basuto horsemen, 1930 - 1950

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305O/113

Scope and Contents

156 x 100 mm. The caption continues: 'with straw hats of different shapes made by themselves, wearing the brightly coloured Basuto blankets. These Basuto ponies are very sturdy and sure-footed, and are supposed to have Shetland pony blood from ponies brought out by the very early settlers, and taken by the Basutos in warfare.' Although uncredited in this album, an identical photograph credited to Killie Campbell 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:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

Related Materials

For further examples of both the Basuto openwork straw hat and that designed for wet weather, see Y305O/108 and Y305O/111.

General

WS.

Finding aid date

2004-09-20 11:22:57+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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