IDNO

P.57200.RDG

Description

Swazi ‘Court of Justice’ showing a line of men squatting on the ground, with one man walking in the background. The men predominantly wear European-style clothing, and several hold papers. (It is not clear from the photograph whether those seated are awaiting to be tried or part of the court.)

Place

S Africa; ?Eswatini [?Swaziland]

Cultural Affliation

?Swazi

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Ridgeway, William

Date

circa ?1910

Collection Name

Ridgeway Collection

Source

Format

Print Black & White Mounted

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.57192.RDG to P.57260.RDG were found in C274/1/ which came from C274/. The latter was kept in Wooden Drawer VI.

Place: Eswatini (/ˌɛswɑːˈtiːni/; Swazi: eSwatini [ɛswáˈtʼiːni]), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini (Swazi: Umbuso weSwatini) and also known as Swaziland (/ˈswɑːzilænd/), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. In April 2018 the official name was changed from Kingdom of Swaziland to Kingdom of Eswatini, mirroring the name commonly used in Swazi. [Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eswatini, JD 22/07/2019]

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [JD 2/7/2007]