Cicatrisation: girl - Nankali; man - Tchimbinia
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Title
Cicatrisation: girl - Nankali; man - Tchimbinia
Creator
Description
Square black and white photograph taken on a Rolliflex camera showing a young girl's cicatrisation. She kneels in front of a thatched hut while a man sits before her decorating her stomach. [NS 07/09/2020]
DPC 1937 Diary. 28.5 Friday
Biambia came in early, very cold and wet. Set off at about 8 a.m. across fields to his grainfields where we had a fierce argument with two wives and a small daughter who would not have cicatrisation done. On to his huts which were empty, huge fish baskets standing outside and a hollow grinding stone. Looked into cattle pen and photographed it, then set off again along tiny paths through bush and graind fields: giant millet some four feet above our heads.
Finally came out to a deserted European house and found the Tchimbanda of last year there and his family. Young girl delighted to have cicatrisation done and the Tchimbanda is an operator.
Detailed notes about cicatrisation in the diary.
[NS 07/09/2020]
Biambia came in early, very cold and wet. Set off at about 8 a.m. across fields to his grainfields where we had a fierce argument with two wives and a small daughter who would not have cicatrisation done. On to his huts which were empty, huge fish baskets standing outside and a hollow grinding stone. Looked into cattle pen and photographed it, then set off again along tiny paths through bush and graind fields: giant millet some four feet above our heads.
Finally came out to a deserted European house and found the Tchimbanda of last year there and his family. Young girl delighted to have cicatrisation done and the Tchimbanda is an operator.
Detailed notes about cicatrisation in the diary.
[NS 07/09/2020]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
28 May 1937
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Black & White Photograph
Identifier
PHOTO.4.3.36.R.16.11
R16-11
Source
Diana Powell-Cotton
Space/Place
Huila [province], Mungu [town]
Angola
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust
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