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Title
Three Africans in festive traditional dresses at chief Myandeni's 40th marriage, South Africa, 1933
Date Created and/or Issued
1933-09-16
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
Archiv des Evangelisch-lutherischen Missionswerkes (ELM), Georg-Haccius-Str. 9, 29320, Hermannsburg, Germany
Evangelisches-lutherisches Missionswerk in Niedersachsen (ELM)
Hermannsburg Mission
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archiv@elm-mission.net
Description
Photograph of two African men and one woman in festive traditional dresses standing outdoors on an open space. The man to the right is holding a long stick or spear. The woman in the middle is wearing a high headdress and a veil. The man to the left is wearing a leopard fur around his waist. He is holding a stick with a knob.
Type
image
Format
photographic prints, 11.7 x 10.0 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m60620 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-HMIN-H-029
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m60620
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-HMIN-H-029.jpg
Subject
General views
Marriage
Customs and traditions
Fashion
Time Period
1933-09-16
Place
Africa
South Africa
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Hermannsburg Mission, 1888-1958
impa-m59833

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