'Linga: Swahili Pearl Divers' [12-b] (1/1)
The record is made up of 1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print. It was created in Jan 1918. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Genre/Subject Matter:
View in Linga [Lingeh] of a group of pearl divers – here described as Swahili, possibly simply East Africans. A group of women stand at left facing away from the camera and towards a group of men who are making music with drums.
Inscriptions:
Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Linga.’
Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘b’
Lower right, alongside image, in pencil: ‘24’
Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘Swahili Pearl Divers.’ ‘(Jan. 1918)’
- Extent and format
- 1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print
- Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
70 x 95 mm
Condition:
The image is in good condition.
Foliation:
'a'; '23'
Process:
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- Photo 496/6/24
- Title
- 'Linga: Swahili Pearl Divers'
- Pages
- 12-b
- Author
- Storrs-Fox, Edwin Aubrey
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