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Title: Lithops aucampiae L.Bolus
Subject: South Africa--Northern Cape, Province of, Aizoaceae--South Africa--Northern Cape, Botany--South Africa--Northern Cape--Pictorial works, Vygie
Description: Botanical illustration - coloured - Lithops aucampiae L.Bolus. Dissected drawing of flower included. Drawn from a collection made by the McGregor Museum (sub-National Botanical Garden 394/31), at Bermolli [Postmasburg District], near Kimberley.
Identifier: islandora:24094

Title: Arrested Rastafarian who supported unemployed workers, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations
Description: Arrested: A Rastafarian protester is arrested after turning out to support unemployed workers in Burg Street yesterday.
Identifier: islandora:17899

Title: People crouch to help a man injured, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Weapons, Law enforcement, Wounds and injuries
Description: A man grimaces in pain as he is given first aid after being wounded by riot police when they opened fire on a crowd stoning a truck in Halt Road. Elsie's River, yesterday afternoon. The man was discovered a few blocks from the scene in Faure Street, where he collapsed. He gave his name as Mr Louis Fisher, of Alard Street, Clarke's Estate, Elsies River.
Identifier: islandora:16182

Title: Making an ostrich egg necklace
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, portrait, tool, San, indigenous, hut sticks, thatch, sticks, woman, craft, skill, tradition, jewellery, bangle, Shellcraft--Namibia, San (African people)--Jewelry--Namibia, Necklaces--Namibia, Otjozondjupa (Namibia)
Description: A woman, sitting on the ground, making an ostrich egg necklace. Bushmanland, Namibia.
Identifier: islandora:11837

Title: Gibbaeum sp.
Subject: South Africa--Western Cape, Province of the, Aizoaceae--South Africa--Western Cape, Botany--South Africa--Western Cape--Pictorial works, Vygie
Description: Botanical illustration - coloured - Gibbaeum sp. Dissected drawing of flower included. Drawn from a collection made in the Little Karroo by P.R. Frames (sub-National Botanical Garden 2247/29), October 1929.
Identifier: islandora:249

Title: People protest in a train station, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Railroads, Transport, Infrastructure, Demonstration
Description: People protest in a train station, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16156

Title: Watching the celebration of an initiation
Subject: Lobedu (African people)--South Africa--Limpopo--Rites and ceremonies, Marinovich african spirituality
Description: HaModjadji, Lebowa, Northern Transvaal (Limpopo Province) South Africa. Female initiates watch a male mag�g�bya dancer In the kh�r� or royal courtyard of the Balobedu people at their capital haModjadji in northern South Africa, then part of the Lebowa homeland. The dancers are there to celebrate the initiation of the so called Vyali from the male initiation school - the Vuhwera. This image was taken during the reign of Mokope Modjadji V, who was the fifth Rain Queen. She played a very traditional role, followed all the customs she was expected to and lived in seclusion at the royal compound. In time past, tribes from all over Southern Africa paid homage to the reigning Modjadji as it was believed she could control the rain. Sir Ryder Haggard used her as a model for his character Ayesha in 'She'. 1990.
Identifier: islandora:7195

Title: Summit of Arthur's seat looking west to Upper Tugela location and Monks Cowl
Subject: Botany--South Africa, Plants--South Africa, ,
Identifier: islandora:9234

Title: Jakkalsrivier experimental area
Subject: Vegetation monitoring--Western Cape (South Africa), Plants--Western Cape (South Africa), Botany--Research--Western Cape (South Africa), ,
Description: District: Caledon, Location: Lebanon State Forest, Jakkalsrivier experimental area., Ecology: Unknown.
Identifier: islandora:4730

Title: Experimental area
Subject: Plants--Western Cape (South Africa), Mountain plants--Western Cape (South Africa), Vegetation monitoring--Western Cape (South Africa), ,
Description: District: Clanwilliam, Location: Cederberg Wilderness Area., Ecology: Unknown.
Identifier: islandora:3431

Title: Protest, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations, Apartheid, South African Police, Youth
Description: Part of a group of about 250 protesters move along Sir Lowry Road before their protest march was stopped by police at the intersection at Darling Street today.
Identifier: islandora:17720

Title: Report on a rock shelter site with a westerly aspect, with rock paintings.
Subject: South Africa--Antiquities, Rock paintings--South Africa, ,
Description: Report on a rock shelter site with a westerly aspect, with rock paintings at Sharahsrivireberg, South Africa, Western Cape. The rock paintings are of human and animal figures.
Identifier: islandora:21997

Title: C.G.R. flying survey : Graaff Reinet Middelburg Road, 1896
Subject: Railroads--South Africa--Graaff-Reinet--Maps, Railroads--South Africa--Middelburg (Eastern Cape)--Maps, ,
Description: Map showing proposed railway line from Graaff Reinet, past Middelburg, to meet with the existing railway at Middelburg Road station, with farms, roads and rivers. Some colour. Scale about 3/8 inch to 1 mile.
Identifier: islandora:25134

Title: Africae descriptio
Subject: Africa -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Scale bar at bottom right is in German miles., The map is crisply engraved and decorated with title set in strapwork cartouche at bottom left. Map depicts a sea monster south of Madagascar, and a sea battle off the coast of C. Negro., Latitude and longitude coordinates are given on all four sides of the map. Details drawn from Richard L. Betz, The mapping of Africa : a cartobibliography of printed maps of the African continent to 1700. 't Goy-Houten : Hes & de Graaf, c2007, p. 211-213., Probably extracted from the Atlas minor (Gerhard Mercator and Jodocus Hondius) Amsterodami: Iudoci Hondij. Arnhemi, 1607., Restored and hinged between acid-free boards.
Identifier: islandora:19732

Title: Elsie Vaalbooi, Print # 53
Subject: Vaalbooi, Elsie, San (African people)--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Khomani (African people)--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, San (African people)--Social life and customs, Khomani (African people)--Social life and customs, Women--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--Africa, Southern, ,
Description: Elsie Vaalbooi was a fluent N|uu speaker and a member of the Council of Elders. In 1997 she gave the Northern Cape, South Africa's largest province, its moto: Sa ||a !aĩsi 'uĩsi (“We go to a better life”). She passed away in 2002.
Identifier: islandora:27195

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