Janus: Photographs of indigenous South African tribes

RCS/Y305O contains:
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59	Tonga woman and children
60	Tonga woman and child
61	Tonga girls, spectators at Tshonque Show, Umbombo District
62	Tonga woman and child
63	Grain huts in Maputaland
64	Tonga girls dressed for a dance
65	Tonga maidens showing tribal marks on their faces, copper and bead necklaces
66	Tongas of Chief Albert of the Mhila Tribe, Reserve 14, dancing the Ingonga dance
67	Tonga girl with fish, from Tongaland expedition collection
68	Swazi woman at Tshonque Show, District Umbombo
69	Spectators at Tshonque Show, Umbombo District
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Photographs of indigenous South African tribes

Title	Tonga girls dressed for a dance
Reference	Y305O/64
Covering Dates	1930–1950
Extent and Medium	Good condition.

Content and context

153 x 207 mm. Full length portrait of two girls, with a younger child standing in the background. The caption continues: 'The two bead strings hanging from their necks indicate that they are engaged to be married.'

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Africa

South Africa

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