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Image / African soothsayer, Pretoria, South Africa, ca. 1896-1911

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Title
African soothsayer, Pretoria, South Africa, ca. 1896-1911
Creator
Borel, Arnold, 1871-1911
Date Created and/or Issued
1896/1911
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
"Un devin" ("A soothsayer") Photograph of an African soothsayer. He wears dark colored clothes, necklaces and a headgear. He sits on a chair and looks at the photographer.
Photographie d'un devin africain. Il porte des vêtements de couleurs sombres, des colliers et une coiffure. Assis sur une chaise, il regarde en direction du photographe.
Type
image
Format
glass photonegatives, b&w
8.2 x 10.7 cm.
Identifier
impa-m64262 [Legacy record ID]
impa-a-CHL-nv110-054-765
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m64262
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-CHL-nv110-054-765.jpg
Subject
Clothing
Customs and traditions
Divination
Indigenous populations
Portraits
Time Period
1896/1911
Place
Africa
Pretoria
South Africa
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs from DM-Échange et Mission
impa-m15498

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