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Object Number
2004.29.11066
Display Title
Man and woman standing in front of a hut
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations
Written on board: "[San] / The old man in this photo is believed to / be nearly, if not quite 100 yrs. old / He is a typical [San man] but a living / skeleton. He was busy scraping a skin with a / rough stone when the first photo was taken / Gift of Geo. Leith - Pretoria South Africa / Taken 1896"
Department
Photographic
Date
1896
Culture
- San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
South Africa
Dimensions
Overall: 13.97 × 10.16 cm (5 1/2 × 4 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
George Leith
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.11067 | Two men scraping a hide, with other people sitting in front of huts near them |
Rietfontein
| ||
| 2004.29.11065 | Woman and man standing in front of a hut |
South Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11064 | Group of people sitting and standing in front of a hut |
South Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.11063 | Woman, portrait |
Transvaal
| ||
| 2004.29.11062 | Woman and man standing |
Transvaal
| ||
| 2004.29.11056 | Woman, profile portrait |
Transvaal
| ||
| 2004.29.11057 | Man, portrait |
Transvaal
| ||
| 2004.29.11058 | Woman, portrait |
Transvaal
| ||
|
Image Not Available
for Collection of flaked and ground stone objects
| 2004.29.12858 | Collection of flaked and ground stone objects |
South Africa
| ||
|
Image Not Available
for Collection of flakes from brick clay
| 2004.29.12860 | Collection of flakes from brick clay |
South Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.12875 | Group of people in front of a hut |
South Africa
| ||
| 2004.29.12874 | Two women standing in front of a hut |
South Africa
|