IDNO

P.57201.RDG

Description

An inDuna (senior advisor to the Chief) on trek by donkey in Swaziland. The man wears a loin cloth with a fur apron over the top at the back, pale animal hair (possibly zebra tail?) over the wrist, and carries a spear. The donkey is saddled with a European style bridle and saddle. Hills are in the background.

Place

S Africa; South Africa; Eswatini [Swaziland]

Cultural Affliation

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.

Context: inDuna is a Zulu name for a state official appointed by the king, or by a local chief. Various levels of responsibility occurred, and rank would be indicated by the amount of personal decoration. [Source: www.britannica.com, JD 11/6/2007]

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]