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Africa (continent)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 20096 Collections and/or Records:

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Warriors at Kisii, 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/7
Scope and Contents

200 x 145 mm. Showing men wearing large feathered headdresses and carrying spears and shields. There are many spectators in the background.

Dates: 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).
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Warriors at Kisii, 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/8
Scope and Contents

195 x 150 mm. Showing men kneeling on the ground behind their shields.

Dates: 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).
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[Warriors at Kisii], 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/11
Scope and Contents

200 x 145 mm. Showing men with spears kneeling on the ground behind their shields.

Dates: 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).
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Warriors in festival dress, 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/9
Scope and Contents

200 x 145 mm. Showing a line of men wearing very large feathered headdresses. There are many spectators in the background. Probably in Kisii.

Dates: 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).
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[Warriors in festival dress], 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/10
Scope and Contents

200 x 145 mm. Showing men wearing large feathered headdresses and carrying spears and shields.

Dates: 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).
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[Warriors in festival dress], 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Q/2/10A
Scope and Contents

200 x 145 mm. Showing men wearing large feathered headdresses and carrying spears and shields.

Dates: 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).
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Wart Hog shot in the Katanga District, south-east Congo (n.d.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/220
Scope and Contents

97 x 74 mm. A view showing the body of a large wart hog with long curved tusks, a long mane and black face warts. Photograph by R. Williams and Co.

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).
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Wart Hog shot in the Katanga District, south-east Congo (n.d.)

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/221
Scope and Contents

97 x 74 mm. A view showing the body of a large wart hog with long curved tusks, a long mane and black face warts. Photograph by R. Williams and Co.

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).
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Warthog, 1967-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham Y/150
Scope and Contents From the File: John Ewart Marnham had admirable opportunities for photographing flora and fauna during his stay in South Africa and in this section his own arrangement under species has been largely followed; the divisions are: lions, cheetahs, elephants, rhinos [rhinocesaurus] and hippos [hippopotamus], zebras, giraffes, buffalos, kudu, other deer and miscellaneous. Most of these animals were photographed in national parks and game reserves, though not all slides have specific locations. The main parks...
Dates: 1967-08
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).
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Warthog, 1968-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham Y/156
Scope and Contents From the File: John Ewart Marnham had admirable opportunities for photographing flora and fauna during his stay in South Africa and in this section his own arrangement under species has been largely followed; the divisions are: lions, cheetahs, elephants, rhinos [rhinocesaurus] and hippos [hippopotamus], zebras, giraffes, buffalos, kudu, other deer and miscellaneous. Most of these animals were photographed in national parks and game reserves, though not all slides have specific locations. The main parks...
Dates: 1968-02
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).
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[Warthog], 1910 - 1920

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC GEA/89
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Collection of miscellaneous monochrome postcards of scenes in German East Africa (now Tanzania). The cards are issued by Walther Dobbertin, Dar es Salaam and Tanga (76-79, 81-87), C. Vicenti, Dar es Salaam (88, 90), The Standard P. and P. Works, Nairobi and Mombasa (91), the remainder unknown.

Dates: 1910 - 1920
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).
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Warthogs, Deiru Zubeir, Bahr-el-Ghazal [? Deim Zubeir, Bahr al Ghazal], 1915, 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/260
Scope and Contents

135 x 78 mm. A view showing the bodies of two warthogs shot by Christy. It seems likely that this is Deim Zubeir in Sudan.

Dates: 1915
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).
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Warusha, 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/87
Scope and Contents

Showing a Warusha woman with a number of goats. A caption below the photographs reads: 'The Wahwavi and Warusha copy Masai in dress'.

Dates: 1934
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).
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Warusha, 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/95
Scope and Contents

Showing three women seated on the ground.

Dates: 1934
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).
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Warusha, 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/96
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Showing a woman in front of a thatched house.

Dates: 1934
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).
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Warusha, 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/97
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Showing a woman carrying a large bunch of bananas on her head.

Dates: 1934
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).
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Warusha, 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/98
Scope and Contents

A head and shoulders portrait of a woman.

Dates: 1934
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).
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Warusha, 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/99
Scope and Contents

A full-length portrait of a woman.

Dates: 1934
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).
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Warusha, 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/100
Scope and Contents

A portrait of a woman from the waist up.

Dates: 1934
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).
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Warusha, 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/101
Scope and Contents

A portrait of a woman from the waist up.

Dates: 1934
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).
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Warusha, 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/47
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Showing two Warusha men. The caption continues: 'these two warriors showed me all the likely places where crocodiles were. Arusha Chinia [i.e. Arusha Chini]'.

Dates: 1934
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).
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[Warusha boy], 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/53
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Showing a boy holding a small snake. The caption reads: 'This snake became entangled in my legs when I was bathing in the furrow'.

Dates: 1934
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).
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[Warusha girl], 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/55A
Scope and Contents

A professional photograph of a Warusha girl. The photograph is signed 'G. Eric Matson'.

Dates: 1934
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).
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[Warusha girls], 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/55B
Scope and Contents

A professional photograph of two Warusha girls. The photograph is signed 'G. Eric Matson'.

Dates: 1934
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).
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[Warusha man], 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304M/51
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Listening to gramophone. The caption reads: 'This was the first time he had heard the gramaphone [sic]. (Warusha)'.

Dates: 1934
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).