IDNO

P.55787.HNL

Description

"Zulu Women Enceinte." [Hornell's annotation]

Two pregnant women, possibly from southern Natal, wearing pregnancy aprons of buck skin with metal studs and beadwork, worn to protect the unborn child. [Information provided by by Nessa Leibhammer, Curator of Traditional Southern African Collections, Johannesburg Art Gallery, 1/9/2013, Description from record P.74456., JD 2/19/2016]

Place

S Africa; South Africa; ?KwaZulu-Natal Province

Cultural Affliation

Zulu

Named Person

Photographer

N.H.

Collector / Expedition

Hornell, James

Date

Collection Name

Hornell Collection

Source

Hornell, Charlotte (Mrs)

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

N.55653.HNL - P.55801.HNL were found unaccessioned in Drawer C.40.8 of the Photo Store, in a cardboard box, now numbered C667/.