Photograph( Visual Item)
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Image
Caption
Photographic plate published in Lestrade 1929 (Vol. II, Plate XXIII) captioned, "A Kgatla smith in his smithy" taken by Alfred Martin Duggan-Cronin (…
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Plate XXIII.jpg
Description
Photograph of a Kgatla smith using his bellows. Caption: "Plate XXIII: A Kgatla smith in his smithy".
Type
Visual Item
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Identifiers
(687.5) 069.7: 572. 9(68) (084.12)
Chronology
1919
Provenance
This photo was taken in 1919 by Alfred Martin Duggan-Cronin: "The blacksmith is using bellows (mouba) made of the skin of a steenbok. Connecting the bellows with the fire is a nozzle of earthenware made by the smith himself. His anvil is an old rail, but formerly a stone was used. The Bechuana seem to have been acquinted with the art of smithing since quite early times. The position of the smith is an honourable one."
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