Man Playing Ram's Horn, Johannesburg area

Object Details

Local Note: Original Constance Stuart Larrabee Number: 15-43; Contact Sheet Number(s): none

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Sponsor: The cataloging of the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection was supported by a grant from The Smithsonian Women's Committee.

Extent: 1 Negatives (photographic) ((silver gelatin)., b&w, 6 x 6 cm.); 1 Photographic print ((contact print)., b&w, 6 x 6 cm.); 1 Photographic print ((dupe print)., b&w, 8 x 10 in.)

Archival Repository: Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Collection Citation: Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection, EEPA 1998-006, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights: Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Scope and Contents: This photograph is featured in Bengt Sundkler's book "Bantu Prophets in South Africa" (published by Lutterworth Press, London in 1948). There is a caption below the photograph that reads as follows: "Prophet With Mitre and Ram's Horn. Typical of the blend of Bantu religion and Christian ideas, to be found in certain Bantu churches. Dressed in blue vestments with the star of David, which symbol has a mysterious fascination for some prophets it has been revealed to them in dreams, they say."; There are no prints of this negative in the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection. EEPA produced an 8x10 study print for reference purposes.

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