IDNO

P.48899.ACH2

Description

Studio full-length profile portrait of a Khoi (Hottentot) woman who has been undressed for the camera. The studio is furnished with a wooden chair and a curtain. [JD 16/10/2009]

Place

S Africa; South Africa; Cape Town

Cultural Affliation

Xhoi Xhoi [historically Khoikhoi; Hottentot]

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Noble, John; Bolton, John

Date

circa ?1870 - ?1880

Collection Name

Unmounted Haddon Collection

Source

Haddon, Alfred Cort (Dr)

Format

Carte-de-visite; Print Black & White Mounted

Primary Documentation

Other Information

The print was found in envelope now marked C157/2/4/. This envelope was found in drawer 2 of the green cabinet. The entire cabinet was previously numbered as “batch 143” and is now re-numbered C157/ by the transcriber.

Related Archive: The cover page (proof copy) of a book “Specimens of Bushman Folklore” collected by the Late W.H.I. Bleek and L.C. Lloyd. Published by George Allen and company, London., and two pages of photographs annotated in Haddon’s handwriting- “Stow- the native Races of S. Africa” were found with the set. See archive reference.