IDNO

LS.167805.LAR

Description

Two Northern Ndebele (historically Matabele) men and two women, one carrying an infant, standing outside Gumani Cave. The two women each carry a basket and container on their heads, and one man carries a bag on his head. [JD 10/01/2024]

Place

S Africa; Zimbabwe; Matopo National Park; Gumani Cave [Rhodesia; Ikomene Cave]

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Armstrong, A. Leslie [Prehistoric Society of East Anglia]

Date

1929

Collection Name

Armstrong Collection

Source

?Prehistoric Society of East Anglia

Format

Lantern Slide Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

LS.167713.LAR - LS.167807.LAR were found unaccessioned in drawer S.318.

Bibliographical Reference: Armstrong, A. Leslie. "Rhodesian Archæological Expedition (1929): Excavations in Bambata Cave and Researches on Prehistoric Sites in Southern Rhodesia." The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland 61 (1931): 239–76. On p.240 Armstrong notes "A superficial examination was also made of Nswatugi Cave and trial sections dug in three hitherto unknown caves located within a radius of six miles of Bambata by the aid of natives, but through lack of staff and the unexpected depth and thickness of the Bambata deposits, it proved impossible in the time at our disposal to make a systematic examination of any of these caves. Two of them in particular, viz., Nswatugi and Gumani, it is believed would yield valuable results if carefully excavated, as both caves contain an important series of superimposed wall- paintings and stratified floor deposits. Further observations with regard to these caves will be made later." [Source: https://doi.org/10.2307/2843833, JD 10/01/2024]