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Title
African women picking weeds, Shilouvane, South Africa, February 1905
Creator
Dentan, Jules
Date Created and/or Issued
1905-02
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
DM-échange et mission
chemin des Cèdres 5, CH-1004 Lausanne, Switzerland
info@dmr.ch
Description
"Femmes Basoutos cherchant sur la montagne des herbes pour tresser, Shilouvane, février 1905" ("Basotho women gathering weeds to weave, Shilouvane, February 1905") Photograph of a group of Basotho women. They carry containers on their head. In the background, mountains.
Photographie d'un groupe de femmes basothos. Elles portent des récipients sur la tête. À l'arrière plan, des montagnes.
Type
image
Format
glass photonegatives, b&w
12 x 16.5 cm.
Identifier
impa-m65475 [Legacy record ID]
impa-a-CHL-nv013-076-036
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m65475
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-CHL-nv013-076-036.jpg
Subject
Indigenous populations
Mountains
Women
Group portraits
Time Period
1905-02
Place
Africa
Shilouvane
South Africa
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs from DM-Échange et Mission
impa-m15498

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