IDNO

P.57229.RDG

Description

Young man making salt by using a wooden branch to crush salt in one of three sieves. The sieves are constructed from parallel wooden poles on upright struts, upon which horizontal branches are placed to hold conical open mesh of twines. Banana? leaves line the inside of the mesh. A tin can is placed under the sieve on the ground, around which the dirt appears wet. The sieves are positioned under the eaves of a thatched hut.

Place

C Africa; ?Republic of the Congo; ?Upoto [?Bopoto]

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Ridgeway, William

Date

circa 1895 - 1914

Collection Name

Ridgeway Collection

Source

Format

Print Black & White

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: This photograph appears to be part of a series relating to the BMS missions in Upoto (Bopoto) and Monsembi (Munsembi, Monsembe, Bonsembe). See P.57228-57251.RDG. These locations have been added to the place fields. [JD 14/6/2007]

Photographer: This photograph appears to be part of the series of prints annotated as being “K. Smith’s Congo phot.” See P.57233.RDG. The record has been amended accordingly. [JD 14/6/2007]

Biographical Information: See Biographies file for information on Reverend Kenred Smith. [JD 14/6/2007]

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