IDNO

P.7145.ACH1

Description

On Catalogue Card: “Children showing string figures. N. Congo (3 Negs.)”

This portrait was probably made in the Baptist Mission Station gardens at Bopoto. [JD 03/08/2016]

Place

C Africa; Democratic Republic of Congo; northern Congo; Bopoto

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Smith, Kenred (Rev.)

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1895 - 1914

Collection Name

Mounted Haddon Collectionvon Hugel Collection

Source

Format

Print Black & White Mounted

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Publication: A cut-out of a similar image, and two other 'Cats Cradle' photographs, and related text are published in Smith, K., 1920. Congoland: A Book for Young People (Carey Press, London) p.20, and captioned :
"Cats Cradle."
In the Author's Note, p.ix, Smith makes the acknowledgement:
"While most of the photographs have been taken with my own little camera, I am indebted for others to the kindness of several of my fellow missionaries in Congoland."
[Full text available at https://archive.org/details/congolandbookfor00smit, JD 21/2/2014]