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Portrait photographic plate published in Lestrade 1929 (Vol. II, Plate II) captioned, "Bakgalagadi at Molepole" taken i…
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Portrait photograph of three Bakgalagadi girls in traditional Bechauna attire. Caption: "Plate II: Bakgalagadi at Molepole".
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(687.5) 069.7: 572. 9(68) (084.12)
Chronology
1919
Provenance
This photo was taken in 1919 in Molepolole by Alfred Martin Duggan-Cronin: "These girls had come into the Kwena stad (town) from their own village some distance away. Their dress is that of the old Bechuana, a leather apron (khiba) in front and a short leather skirt (mosèsè) behind. In dressing skins the Bechuana often use the root-stock of the elands boontje (Elephantorrhiza Burchellii Benth.). This contains much tannin, imparts a rich tan colour to the skins and prevents the hair from falling off."
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- Falls within extents of Bakwena least cost paths (Visual Item)
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