IDNO

T.177655.JCP

Description

On typed listing "37.7; Painted hut at Kawimbe village Zambia, tribe Mambwe; 30.9.60; Zambia; Northern; Kawimbe village; wall paintings; hut decoration; Mbala district; Mambwe; leper village; leprosy; present ."

Painted house decoration in the Mambwe village of Kawimbe, the paintings are comprised of red, orange, white and black colours , forming triangle patterns with white and red outlines. There is also a white snake-like design with a dotted design using the three other colours. A local man with leprosy stands cloaked beside the house. [FG 22/05/25]

Place

S Africa; Zambia; Northern Province; Mbala District

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Chaplin, Jim

Collector / Expedition

Date

30 September 1960

Collection Name

Chaplin Collection

Source

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.177259.JCP - T.178787.JCP were located together in a apple box, now numbered C796/.

T.177259.JCP - ?T.79511240.JCP were located in a red box now numbered C795/2/.

T.177618.JCP - T.177708.JCP were located in a slide drawer now numbered C795/2/3.