cover image: African musician, Pretoria, South Africa, 1902

African musician, Pretoria, South Africa, 1902

1902

"Ma - tshopi frappant des timbila. Prétoria [Pretoria] 1902" ("Ma - tshopi playing the timbila. Prétoria [Pretoria] 1902") Photograph of a man of African origin playing the xylophone. He sits in front of a corrugated iron shack and looks at the photographer. Photographie d'un homme d'origine africaine jouant du xylophone. Il est assis devant un bâtiment en tôle ondulée et regarde en direction du photographe.
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Authors

Borel, Arnold, 1871-1911

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m64265
Dates
1902
Format
Glass photonegatives, b&w
Pages
8.2 x 10.7 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Pretoria South Africa
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
South Africa
Reference
impa-m64265 [Legacy record ID]; impa-a-CHL-nv110-054-766
Rights
DM-échange et mission chemin des Cèdres 5, CH-1004 Lausanne, Switzerland info@dmr.ch
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/ba8df4071fd771df27f4944bda06041e

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