Untitled (Zulu couple)

probably Caney Brothers, Durban, South Africa, active 19th century

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1880s-1890s

Possibly a gelatin or collodion printed-out print

Sheet: 8 × 5 1/2 in. (20.3 × 14 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund

2019.33.1

Geography

Place Made: South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa

Period

19th century

Object Name

Photograph

Research Area

Photograph

Not on view

Inscriptions

Inscribed, lower left, in negative: 8

Course History

Art History 48.02, Histories of Photography, Katie Hornstein, Spring 2024

Writing 7.46, Photography as Anthropological Research Method, Amanda Wetsel, Spring 2024

Provenance

Jacaranda Tribal, New York, New York; sold to present collection, 2019.

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