photographic print
- Museum number
- Af,A47.23
- Description
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View of crowds of adults, some of whom are wearing European/Western dress, walking along a street and standing in groups. Stone church and wooden two-storey buildings at l.. Market stall on ground in front of church, with piles of folded cloths. Several adults carrying open umbrellas. Female at r. carrying objects on head. Lamp posts at l. and r., sign post at r..
Medium: Gelatin silver print.
- Production date
- 1895-1920
- Dimensions
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Length: 10.84 centimetres
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Width: 16.38 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Same image as Af,A47.24 which has manuscript note on back of print.
Albums Af,A46 and Af,A47 were originally in one album containing 176 photographs.
Main themes of album: Views of indigenous and European settlements, trading stations, roads, and Christian cemeteries. Portraits of European and indigenous people.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1920-1960
- Acquisition notes
- Copyright: British Museum (?).
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af,A47.23