Mophungzuket "leper"

B&W photographic print. 'This image of a grave hung with the deceased person's possessions could be interpreted in various ways. "Leper'' in inverted commas on the back of the photograph may indeed mean that the person who died was a leper, in which case the death is considered in some villages...

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Date(s) of creation: 1920
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mills; James Philip (1890-1960); colonial administrator and anthropologist
URL: http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA004519
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

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