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Title: Xhosa elder posing for a portrait, Transkei, South Africa
Subject: Transkei (South Africa)—Rural conditions, Xhosa (African people)—South Africa—Social conditions, Xhosa (African people)—South Africa, Men—South Africa,
Description: An elderly Xhosa man poses for a portrait in Transkei, South Africa. In the background a traditional Xhosa hut can be seen.
Identifier: islandora:18269

Title: !Ui-Taa languages in South Africa : past and present
Subject: San (African people)--Languages, San languages--History, San (African people)--Africa, Southern--Ethnic identity, San (African people)--Languages--Classification, ,
Description: This poster includes a thematic map showing "the distribution of the original !Ui-Taa languages spoken by San people in South Africa during the 18th and 19th centuries" including |Xam, Seroa, ||Kũ||e, |Uingkekwe, #Unkwe, N|u, N|uu, ||Xegwi, !Gã!ne, |'Auo, |Haasi, Sesarwa, N|usan, and !Xóõ. The poster includes a guide to the various languages and photographs of various speakers. [Scale included]
Identifier: islandora:27306

Title: Informal housing in Koekenaap, Western Cape, South Africa
Subject: Nama (African people)--DwellingsKoekenaap (South Africa)--Social conditions, Self-help housing--South Africa--Koekenaap,
Description: A man standing next to his makeshift shelter in Koekenaap, Western Cape, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:5257

Title: Herdeding cows, Transkei, South Africa
Subject: Transkei (South Africa)—Social conditions, Transkei (South Africa)—Rural conditions, Xhosa (African people)—South Africa—Social conditions,
Description: Men herding cows accross a field in Transkei, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18274

Title: Zionist ritual, South Africa, 2010
Subject: (African people)--Religion, Zionist churches (Africa)--South Africa--Soweto, Rites and ceremonies--South Africa--Soweto, Best of Marinovich
Description: Members of one of the many African Zionist Churches purify themselves in a stream to mark the start of the new year, Soweto, 2010.
Identifier: islandora:1225

Title: Shembe pilgrims, South Africa, 1997
Subject: Zulu (African people)--Religion, Church of the Nazarites, Rites and ceremonies--South Africa--Gauteng, Pilgrims and pilgrimages--South Africa--Gauteng, Best of Marinovich
Description: Members of the Gauteng branch of the Nazareth Baptist Church (or Shembe Church) travel from the church headquarters to the Klip River for baptism. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after he had a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture. Gauteng, 1997.
Identifier: islandora:1216

Title: Man carrying a trunk along a road, Transkei, South Africa
Subject: Transkei (South Africa)—Rural conditions, Xhosa (African people)—South Africa—Social conditions, Xhosa (African people)—South Africa, Xhosa (African people)—South Africa—Men,
Description: A man walks down a road in Transkei, carrying a trunk on his shoulder, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18281

Title: Shembe pilgrims, South Africa, 1997
Subject: Zulu (African people)--Religion, Church of the Nazarites, Rites and ceremonies--South Africa--Kwa-Zulu Natal, Pilgrims and pilgrimages--South Africa--Kwa-Zulu Natal, Best of Marinovich
Description: 100,000 pilgrims start a three-day long, barefoot walk from the headquarters of the Nazareth Baptist Church (or Shembe Church). Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after he had a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture. Ekupakameni, KwaZulu-Natal, 1997.
Identifier: islandora:1215

Title: Land use and occupancy for the South Africa sector of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Subject: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Botswana and South Africa), Names, Geographical, San (African people), , ,
Description: This map of Northern Cape, South Africa (and sections of Namibia and Botswana) displays preliminary results of land usage and occupancy data derived from interviews conducted during the Cultural Resource Audit between 1997 and April 2001. The map includes various points of cultural significance in the South African section of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park including settlements, waterholes and routes through the desert. Scale 1:200 000. [Coordinates estimated]
Identifier: islandora:27313

Title: Xhosa woman in traditional dress, Transkei, South Africa
Subject: Transkei (South Africa)—Rural conditions, Xhosa (African people)—South Africa—Social conditions, Women—South Africa,
Description: A Xhosa woman, dressed in traditional clothing poses for a portrait in Transkei, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18273

Title: Woman on her bed in an apartment, Troyville, Johannesburg, South Africa
Subject: Women--South Africa--Johannesburg, Older people--South Africa--Johannesburg, Troyeville (Johannesburg, South Africa)--Social conditions, City dwellers--South Africa--Johannesburg, Urban housing--South Africa--Johannesburg
Description: A woman sits on her bed in an apartment in Troyville, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18562

Title: Elderly man in his home, Johannesburg, South Africa
Subject: Men--South Africa--Johannesburg, Older people--South Africa--Johannesburg, City dwellers--South Africa--Johannesburg, Urban housing--South Africa--Johannesburg
Description: An elderly man sits in his home in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18614

Title: Elderly woman and her domestic worker, Troyeville, Johannesburg, South Africa
Subject: Older people--South Africa--Johannesburg, Troyeville (Johannesburg, South Africa)—Social conditions, Women--South Africa--Johannesburg, Household employees--South Africa--Johannesburg, Urban housing--South Africa--Johannesburg
Description: An elderly woman stands outside her house with her domestic worker in Troyeville, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18608

Title: Willem Vaalbooi and Willem Swarts at Norokei Pan outside of Upington, South Africa.
Subject: Vaalbooi, Willem; Swarts, Willem, 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, Men--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Salt pans (Geology), Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--Africa, Southern, ,
Description: Norokei pan is large and flat with salt excavations taking place. The arrow indicates the road through the pan to the dunes.
Identifier: islandora:27091

Title: Woman doing traditional dance, Transkei, South Africa
Subject: Transkei (South Africa)—Rural conditions, Xhosa (African people)—South Africa—Social conditions, Xhosa (African people)—South Africa, Women—South Africa, Children—South Africa,
Description: A Xhosa woman does a traditional dance surrounded by a clapping crowd from the Xhosa community of Transkei, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18266

Title: Red dunes marking the open national boundary between South Africa and Botswana
Subject: 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, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Botswana and South Africa), Landscapes--Botswana and South Africa--Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--Africa, Southern, ,
Description: In circa 2000 the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park was formally launched combining South Africa's Kalahari Gemsbok National Park and Botswana's Gemsbok National Park. The red dunes mark the former national and park boundary.Images from this trip document the first excursions into the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and were a central part of the work on oral history and mapping in the first years of research.
Identifier: islandora:27039

Title: Elderly women, South Africa
Subject: Women--South Africa, Older people--South Africa, Social conditions--South Africa
Description: Three elderly women, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18362

Title: Unidentified house in Loubos, Northern Cape, South Africa
Subject: San (African people)--South Africa--Northern Cape, Khomani (African people)--South Africa--Northern Cape, San (African people)--Social life and customs, Khomani (African people)--Social life and customs, San (African people)--Dwellings, Rehoboth Basters (African people)--Dwellings, Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--Africa, Southern, ,
Description: The residential community of Loubos, Northern Cape, South Africa, is a mixture of San and Basters (descendants of Cape Colony Dutch and indigenous African women). The houses here are near the salt pan.
Identifier: islandora:27215

Title: Elderly farm worker, Genadendal, South Africa
Subject: Genadendal (South Africa)--Social conditions, Men--South Africa--Genadendal, Older people--South Africa--Genadendal,
Description: An elderly farm labourer works on the land with a spade in Genadendal, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18275

Title: Xhosa man sitting in a doorway smoking a pipe, Transkei, South Africa
Subject: Transkei (South Africa)—Rural conditions, Xhosa (African people)—South Africa—Social conditions, Men—South Africa,
Description: A Xhosa man sits in a doorway and smokes a pipe, Transkei, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:18270

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