Photograph( Visual Item)
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Type
Image
Caption
Portrait photographic plate published in Lestrade 1929 (Vol. II, Plate II) captioned, "Bakgalagadi at Molepole" taken in the Molepole region by Alfre…
File
Plate II.jpg
Description
Portrait photograph of three Bakgalagadi girls in traditional Bechauna attire. Caption: "Plate II: Bakgalagadi at Molepole".
Type
Visual Item
Held by
Identifiers
(687.5) 069.7: 572. 9(68) (084.12)
Chronology
1919
Provenance
This photo was taken in 1919 in Molepolole by Alfred Martin Duggan-Cronin: "These girls had come into the Kwena stad (town) from their own village some distance away. Their dress is that of the old Bechuana, a leather apron (khiba) in front and a short leather skirt (mosèsè) behind. In dressing skins the Bechuana often use the root-stock of the elands boontje (Elephantorrhiza Burchellii Benth.). This contains much tannin, imparts a rich tan colour to the skins and prevents the hair from falling off."
Spatial
Spatial relationships
- Falls within extents of Bakwena least cost paths (Visual Item)
Makes connections with
- has former or current location Molepolole (None)
Archival Status