Lesotho (nation)
Found in 232 Collections and/or Records:
A Basuto chief displaying pots decorated with modern enamel paint, 1940 - 1949
Full length portrait of an aged Basuto chief with examples of pottery arranged on the ground in front of him. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.
A Basuto Chief greeting His Majesty the King on the occasion of the Royal visit to Basutoland, 1947
154 x 114 mm. Showing King George V shaking hands with a Basuto chief, with Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, standing behind the king on the dais. Princess Elizabeth, now Queen Elizabeth II, can be seen in the background.
A Basuto woman making a pot. The first process is to form a ring of clay, 1940 - 1949
Showing the woman kneading the clay on a flat stone preparatory to making the pot. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.
A close-up of the opening to a kraal through the outer screen, 1930 - 1950
183 x 154 mm. The caption continues: 'A grain basket can be seen inside, and part of a hut. Note the way the screen is fixed into the hard mud floor, and the poles bound with grass'.
A drummer in the band of the Maseru Police Training School, 1963-07
186 x 153 mm. A close up portrait of a drummer holding his sticks and wearing a leopard skin tunic.
A Mamatli potter of Basutoland finishing a pot in the Quithing [i.e. Quthing] District, 1940 - 1949
Close-up view of finishing touches being applied to the pot. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.
A member of the guard of honour at Maseru Police Training School, 1963-07
157 x 204 mm. A head and shoulders portrait of a member of the guard of honour on parade.
A Mohair rug in Basutoland [i.e. Lesotho], 1940 - 1949
Showing a woman holding up a mohair rug, patterned in coloured stripes. Photograph by Margot Lubinski.
A mountain church, 1910 - 1911
138 x 82 mm (loosely mounted on foolscap paper with notes beneath the photograph). Showing a large crowd of Basuto women seated in front of a small stone church with thatched roof. Caption under the photograph reads: 'Services are not held every Sunday, but when the visiting minister does put in an appearance the people from many miles round flock to the place of worship. The churches are generally used for school purposes during the week.'
A private of the Basutoland Mounted Police, 1910 - 1911
97 x 120 mm. Showing a uniformed private, armed with a rifle, standing at attention beside his horse.
A sister with a patient in a ward of Butha Buthe [i.e. Butha-Buthe] Mission Hospital, 1963-07
200 x 157 mm. Showing an African sister standing beside a patient's bed in the mission hospital.
[Adjoining hut], 1965-12
Kodachromes and Kodak Ready mounts arranged by processing number relating to the visit described above.
[African boy on horseback], 1965-12
Kodachromes and Kodak Ready mounts arranged by processing number relating to the visit described above.
[African women with corn sheaf], 1965-12
Kodachromes and Kodak Ready mounts arranged by processing number relating to the visit described above.
Agreement on Basutoland Constitution signed in London, 1964-05
155 x 203 mm. This picture, taken at the signing, shows, from left to right: Mr. E. Leanya, Chief Reentseng, G. Lerotholi, Chief Kelebone Nkuebe, and Mr. J.T. Mapetla (chairman of the delegation).
Agreement on Basutoland Constitution signed in London, 1964-05
203 x 156 mm. In this picture Mr. N. Mokhehle is adding his signature to the agreement. Beside him is Professor D.V Cowen, constitutional adviser to the delegation.
Agreement on Basutoland Constitution signed in London, 1964-05
155 x 203 mm. This picture shows Mr. Duncan Sandys (right), Secretary of State for the Colonies, signing the agreement with the Paramount Chief, Motlotlehi Moshoeshoe II. All members of the Basutoland delegation also signed.
Agreement on Basutoland Constitution signed in London, 1964-05
155 x 203 mm. This picture shows Lord Lansdowne (left), Minister of State for the Colonies, signing the agreement with Mr. A.F. Giles, the Resident Commissioner. All members of the Basutoland delegation also signed with the addition of the Paramount Chief, Motlotlehi Moshoeshoe II.
Agreement on Basutoland Constitution signed in London, 1964-05
155 x 203 mm. This picture shows Chief L. Jonathan signing the agreement with Mr. B.M. Khaketla and Mr C.T.L. Chakela beside him.
An officer of the Basutoland Mounted Police on 'trek', 1910 - 1911
83 x 141 mm (loosely mounted on foolscap paper with notes beneath the photograph). Showing an unidentified police officer standing beside his tent in an overcoat in a snow-covered landscape in the Drakensberg Mountains.
Ascending Mohlesi Pass from Natal, 1910 - 1911
122 x 96 mm. Showing a group of pack horses and a few men climbing the steep grassy pass from Natal into Basutoland.
Bantu girl guarding the mabele corn, 1930 - 1950
154 x 104 mm. The caption continues: 'She uses a stick with a small lump of clay on the end, which she throws at the birds as they approach.' 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.
Basuto. A wooden sledge, 1950
152 x 106 mm. The caption continues: 'which is drawn by oxen and used to carry loads of grain, etc. There is a heap of dried dung in the background, which is used for fuel. 1950.' 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.
Basuto child, 1930 - 1950
107 x 153 mm. 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.
Basuto children, 1930 - 1950
104 x 143 mm. 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.