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Title
Altar, Shilouvane, South Africa, ca. 1901-1907
Creator
Lenoir, David Paul
Date Created and/or Issued
1901/1907
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 vieux Mo-bwecha - village près Shilouvane J.L." ("An old Mo-bwecha - village near Shilouvane J.L."). "Dans un village bvécha : autel" ("In a Bvecha village : altar"). Photographie d'un homme d'origine africaine debout devant un autel. Il porte un cache-sexe et tient une gerbe sur l'épaule. Autour de lui, des huttes. À l'arrière plan, le flanc d'une montagne.Photograph of a man of African origin standing in front of an altar. He wears an apron and carries a sheaf on his shoulder. Around him, huts. In the background, a mountain.
Type
image
Format
glass photonegatives, b&w
8 x 10.5 cm.
Identifier
impa-m60236 [Legacy record ID]
impa-a-CHL-nv160-139-383
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m60236
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-CHL-nv160-139-383.jpg
Subject
Clothing
Customs and traditions
Men
Rural areas
Indigenous populations
Portraits
Time Period
1901/1907
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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