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Object Number
38-35-50/13178.1.2
Display Title
Rock engraving of rhino
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations
Printed on photograph: "Copyright / Herbert Lang / In order to fill ostrich egg-shells with water these [San] women come from / afar. After their return to the Kalahari these novel containers are buried in the ground / and may mean salvation during droughts. British Bechuanaland / Hierdie Boesman-vroue loop ver om volstruissierdoppe vol water te maak. Terug / in die Kalahari word hierdie oulike water vaatiies in die grond begrawe en kan / hulle redding in die droogte beteken. Brits-Betsjoeanaland."
Department
Photographic
Date
1912
Artist
Herbert Lang
Culture
- San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
South Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
British Bechuanaland
Materials
Photogravure adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 13.335 × 17.78 cm (5 1/4 × 7 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Arthur K. Loveridge
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