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Title: Ukumoga dance at a marriage feast
Subject: Nyakyusa (African people), Ethnology--Tanzania--Rungwe District, Rungwe District (Tanzania)--Rural conditions, Nyakyusa (African people)--Social life and customs, Young women--Tanzania--Rungwe Di
Description: Display - The ukumoga dance at a marriage feast. A woman in the foreground is wearing the traditional brass body-rings.
Identifier: islandora:5531

Title: Public transport, Johannesburg, South Africa
Subject: Public transportation --South Africa, Cities and towns--South Africa, Social conditions--South Africa--Johannesburg,
Description: Locals riding on public transport in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:1236

Title: Matjieshuis, Kamassies
Subject: Rural women--South Africa--Namaqualand, Namaqualand (South Africa)--Rural conditions, Housing, Rural--South Africa--Namaqualand, Self-help housing--South Africa--Namaqualand,
Description: Women gather outside a traditional Nama dwelling called a matjieshuis (mat house) in the rural area of Kamassies.
Identifier: islandora:5092

Title: Young child, Johannesburg, 1975
Subject: Children--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions, Winer Batch01
Description: Child from Newclare "coloured" township, Johannesburg, 1975.
Identifier: islandora:278

Title: Hostel in Koekenaap, Western Cape
Subject: Koekenaap (South Africa)--Social conditions, Industrial housing--South Africa--Koekenaap,
Description: Two men standing in the doorway of the sleeping quarters of a hostel in Koekenaap in the Western Cape.
Identifier: islandora:5270

Title: Man sitting on the ground, Genadendal, South Africa
Subject: Genadendal (South Africa)—Social conditions, Men—South Africa--Genadendal,
Description: An elderly man, possibly a farm worker, sits on the floor with a newspaper, Genadendal, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18307

Title: Woman with baby on her back, Johannesburg, South Africa
Subject: Mothers--South Africa--Johannesburg, Children--South Africa--Johannesburg, Johannesburg (South Africa)--Social conditions, City dwellers--South Africa--Johannesburg
Description: A woman carries her baby on her back on the streets of central Johannesburg in South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18607

Title: Kasitile, rain-maker and ritual expert
Subject: Nyakyusa (African people), Ethnology--Tanzania--Rungwe District, Rungwe District (Tanzania)--Rural conditions, Men--Tanzania--Rungwe District, Rain-making--Religious aspects
Description: Portrait of Kasitile, the rain-maker and ritual expert. This was taken shortly after Godfrey Wilson had been introduced to him by Leonard Mwaisumo. Kasitile would become his main informant in Nyakyusa rituals. Photograph taken in January 1935 by Godfrey Wilson as a lone anthropologist during his first five months of fieldwork (August-December 1934)
Identifier: islandora:5650

Title: Slaughtering a cow for a funeral
Subject: Nyakyusa (African people), Ethnology--Tanzania--Rungwe District, Rungwe District (Tanzania)--Rural conditions, Nyakyusa (African people)--Rites and ceremonies, Men--Tanzania--Rungwe District
Description: Slaughtering a cow for a funeral. Photograph taken by Monica Wilson during joint fieldwork at different periods from April 1935-December 1937.
Identifier: islandora:5555

Title: Man drinking tea amongst pigeons
Subject: London (England)--Social conditions, London (England)--Social life and customs, Men--England,
Description: A man stands outside on a pavement drinking tea amongst pigeons, London, England.
Identifier: islandora:18626

Title: Market scene in Dar es Salaam
Subject: Ethnology--Tanzania--Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)--Rural conditions, Men--Tanzania--Dar es Salaam, Marketplaces--Tanzania--Dar es Salaam
Description: Market scene in Dar es Salaam. Photograph taken by Godfrey Wilson between 29 August and 4 September, as a lone anthropologist during his first five months of fieldwork (August-December 1934)
Identifier: islandora:5629

Title: Steamer on Lake Nyasa
Subject: Nyakyusa (African people), Ethnology--Tanzania, Tanzania--Rural conditions, Lakes--Tanzania, Steamboats--Tanzania
Description: The steamer on Lake Nyasa. Photograph taken in Mwaya sometime between October and November 1934 by Godfrey Wilson, as a lone anthropologist during his first five months of fieldwork (August-December 1934)
Identifier: islandora:5622

Title: Godfrey Wilson
Subject: Nyakyusa (African people), Ethnology--Tanzania--Rungwe District, Rungwe District (Tanzania)--Rural conditions, Men, White--Tanzania--Rungwe District, Anthropologists--Tanzania--Rungwe District
Description: The anthropologist in the field. This photograph was possibly taken by Godfrey Wilson's research assistant, Leonard Mwaisumo, October-December 1934)
Identifier: islandora:5613

Title: Ferrying goods across a river
Subject: Nyakyusa (African people), Ethnology--Tanzania--Rungwe District, Rungwe District (Tanzania)--Rural conditions, Porters--Tanzania--Rungwe District, Rivers--Tanzania
Description: Porters with goods recently ferried across a large river. Photograph possibly taken on a river near Mwaya sometime between October and November 1934, by Godfrey Wilson as a lone anthropologist during his first five months of fieldwork (August-December 1934)
Identifier: islandora:5625

Title: A Christian convert
Subject: Nyakyusa (African people), Ethnology--Tanzania--Rungwe District, Rungwe District (Tanzania)--Rural conditions, Men--Tanzania--Rungwe District, Christian converts--Tanzania--Rungwe District
Description: Portrait of a Christian convert. Photograph taken by Monica Wilson during joint fieldwork at different periods from April 1935-December 1937.
Identifier: islandora:5581

Title: Two young girls standing in a doorway, Genadendal, South Africa
Subject: Genadendal (South Africa)—Social conditions, Children—South Africa--Genadendal, Girls—South Africa--Genadendal,
Description: Two young girls stand in the doorway of their home in Genadendal, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18309

Title: Woman on roof of building, Hillbrow, Johannesburg, South Africa
Subject: Women--South Africa--Johannesburg, City dwellers--South Africa--Johannesburg, Hillbrow (johannesburg, South Africa)--Social conditions
Description: A woman sits on the roof of a building in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18556

Title: The cleanliness of the courtyard
Subject: Nyakyusa (African people), Ethnology--Tanzania--Rungwe District, Rungwe District (Tanzania)--Rural conditions, Huts--Tanzania--Rungwe District
Description: The cleanliness of the courtyard. Photograph taken by Monica Wilson during joint fieldwork at different periods from April 1935-December 1937.
Identifier: islandora:5532

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