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Bwana mzee or monkey being bottle fed
Bwana mzee or monkey being bottle fed
Object Number 2004.24.14592
Display Title Bwana mzee or monkey being bottle fed
Descriptions
Object Description Bwana Mzee (monkey) being bottle fed after a 40 mile march from Mt. Debasien. Africa: Uganda, Sabei, Mt. Elgon. 1 3/4 x 1 3/4. Photograph by Mrs.A. Loveridge, 1933. 34-91-50.
Subject
  • Primate
  • Monkey
  • Child
  • Boy
  • Nutrition
  • Feed
Department Photographic
Date 1933
Artist Dr. Arthur K. Loveridge
Culture
  • Nilotes
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Mount Elgon
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)

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