Winding long wire into large open coil (2)
Item
Title
Winding long wire into large open coil (2)
Creator
Description
A close up of a man sitting on the ground and winding a piece of metal into a large coil. This photograph is part of a series of nine which shows the process for making a bracelet which was then acquired by Diana and Antoinette Powell Cotton and is now in the museum's collection. Square black and white photograph taken on a Rolliflex camera by Diana Powell-Cotton while staying with Soba Tchiliwandele in present day Huila Province
Diary entries for 31 May 1937 refer to this event. Both sisters noted that the wire had to be warmed by the sun before it was bent. [NS30/09/2020]
This is part of a series of nine photographs which shows the process for making a bracelet which was then acquired by Diana and Antoinette Powell Cotton and is now in the museum's collection. ON1937/594 [NS30/09/2020]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
31 May 1937
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Black & White Photograph
Identifier
PHOTO.4.3.36.R.29.2
R29-2
Source
Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton
Relation
Space/Place
Huila [province] Quipungu [near town]
Angola
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International