| RCS/Y305C contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| 42 |
Government buildings, Bloemfontein, Orange Free State [i.e. Free State] |
| 43 |
Group of coolies, Umzinto |
| 44 |
Barkly Bridge, Vaal River |
| 45 |
Bushbuck hunting, Wycobe Vale |
| 46 |
Easter hunt (The Larder) |
| 47 |
Zulus in war dress, Zululand |
| 48 |
Valley of Desolation, near Graaff Reinet |
| 49 |
Kimberley Diamond mine, Griqualand West |
| 50 |
Central Company's Shaft, Kimberley Mine |
| 51 |
Kimberley mine and town |
| 52 |
Diamond office, Kimberley |
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South Africa Illustrated by a series of one hundred and four permanent photographs, Port Elizabeth : R Harris, 1888
| Title |
Zulus in war dress, Zululand |
| Reference |
Y305C/47 |
| Creator |
Harris, Robert, fl 1880-1899, photographer |
| Covering Dates |
1888 |
| Extent and Medium |
Good condition. |
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| Content and context |
190 x 125 mm. Showing a group of Zulu warriors arranged in two rows in front of characteristically thatched huts. The younger men in the back row carry the black shields of the more inexperienced regiments while the men in front have the white or near white shields of an older regiment. Most of the men in the front row also wear the 'isicoco', a headband signifying marriage. |
| Further information |
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For further examples of the 'isicoco', as worn by married men, see Y3058A/25.
Indexed
CN 3313.
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| Index Terms |
| Africa |
| Kwazulu-Natal, Province of |
| South Africa |
| Zululand |
| Harris, Robert (fl 1880-1899) photographer |
| No further on-line information. |
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