Janus: Photographs of indigenous South African tribes

RCS/Y305O contains:
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12	Ndebele family group, near Bronkhorstspruit, 1949
13	Ndebele family group, near Pretoria, 1949
14	Ndebele family group, near Pretoria, 1949
15	Mopock (Ndebele) square house
16	Ndebele woman well dressed - except for the 'ordinary' blanket. On the road to Bronkhorstspruit. 1949
17	Mopock (Ndebele) woman decorating her house
18	Mopock (Ndebele) children seated on low mud wall outside the main high wall. Near Pretoria
19	Mopock (Ndebele) village scene, near Pretoria
20	Mopock (Ndebele) village scene, near Bronkhorstspruit
21	Mopock (Ndebele) village scene, near Bronkhorstspruit
22	Mopock (Ndebele) village scene, near Pretoria
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Photographs of indigenous South African tribes

Title	Mopock (Ndebele) children
Reference	Y305O/7
Covering Dates	1930–1950
Extent and Medium	Good condition.

Content and context

206 x 151 mm. Showing a group of children gathered in a courtyard with painted walls. The caption continues: 'The designs here show the influence of the West. Road signs, motor car numbers, lamp posts, etc. , are being used as motifs, which is to be regretted. They sometimes use touches of oil paint to add their earth colours. There are only a few examples left of this lovely work and culture. 1949'. (the 'western influence' mentioned here is apparent in the photograph in the shape of a painting on the wall of a monacled peanut with top hat and cane - the logo for a western peanut manufacturer).

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Indexed

CN 3314.

Index Terms

Africa

South Africa

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