Medje (inhabited place)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Item
A Mangbetu grave, 1935 - 1936
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304N/49
Scope and Contents
The caption below the photograph continues: 'A man has just been buried, and his wives and relatives are wailing on the grave. (Taken close to Medje.)'.
Dates:
1935 - 1936
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).
Item
In M'Bongo's court house, 1935 - 1936
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304N/33
Scope and Contents
The caption below the photograph continues: 'He is the Sultani of Medje, and paramount Chief of the Mangbetu'.
Dates:
1935 - 1936
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).
Item
[Two girl mourners], 1935 - 1936
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304N/50
Scope and Contents
The typed below the photograph reads: 'These two girls obviously had some connection with the deceased, and were waiting about round the grave with painted faces, and hang dog expressions'.
Dates:
1935 - 1936
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).
Item
[Women working on the land], 1935 - 1936
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304N/51
Scope and Contents
The caption below the photograph reads: 'Sometimes the women wear heavy long grass skirts when they are working on the land. (Taken between Mogo and Medje.)'.
Dates:
1935 - 1936
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).