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Ndakendjaka, a Magwamba chief
Object Number 36-90-50/13181.1.2
Display Title Ndakendjaka, a Magwamba chief
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board in ink: "Magwabiba / Transvaal / 36-90 / Gift of Mrs. G. A. Goodale"; written on board in pencil: "Tsonga / Southern Bantu"; printed on photograph: "537. Ndakendjaka, a Magwamba chief and Indunas Spelonken, / H. F. Gros' Pictorial Description ofthe Transvaal. (Copyright)"; written in pencil on board (verso): "Seliman C. G. -Races of Africa / Native Chiefs in S. Africa"
Department Photographic
Date ca. 1880
Culture
  • Tsonga
  • Bantu speaking peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa / Transvaal
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 19.05 × 24.13 cm (7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Mrs. C. G. Goodale

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