M0005318: A Bomvana man in full body paint

Date:
November 1937
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/43/49
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Credit

M0005318: A Bomvana man in full body paint. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced November 2021: Bomvana Dwelia ready for the skins, Bomvanalang

Description

Photograph from an unknown source. The entry in the photographic register notes the image to be: "Bomvana Dwelia ready for the skirt, Bomvanalang" (see WT/D/1/20/1/1/3)

Publication/Creation

November 1937

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

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