IDNO

P.85497.BUR

Description

Detail of rock face at Tylden decorated with layers of rock painting of animals, probably eland, In the bottom edge of the frame is a canvas/leather satchel and a man’s hat, probably belonging to Burkitt.

Place

S Africa; South Africa; ?Tylden

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Burkitt, Miles Crawford

Collector / Expedition

Burkitt, Miles Crawford

Date

1927

Collection Name

Burkitt Collection

Source

Burkitt, Miles Crawford

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.85497.BUR was found inside negative box now numbered C139/29/ which was found inside wooden box numbered C139/.

Bibliographical Reference: Burkitt. M. C. 1928. South Africa’s Past in Stone and Paint. London. Cambridge University Press.

Place: See reference to rock paintings at Tylden in Burkitt 1928: 138-9 [SW 11/12/2006].

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Getty Grant Program Two. [Sarah Worden 8/11/2006]