Wild ostrich shot near German border. One of my Hottentots [Khoekhoe], 1904 - 1905
Scope and Contents
65 x 41 mm. Showing a servant, dressed in European clothes and holding a rifle, holding up the head and neck of the dead ostrich. Reproduced in Hodson facing p. 118 where the location is identified as Polanchow; the journey during which this hunting expedition took place is described in Chapter VII.
Dates
- Creation: 1904 - 1905
Creator
- From the Fonds: Hodson, Arnold Wienholt, Sir, 1881-1944 (Knight, colonial governor) (Person)
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Language of Materials
English
Date information
DateText: The date is approximate..
Finding aid date
2012-10-09 10:32:07+00:00
Geographic
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