Sold by House of Mirth Photos, Easthampton, MA, U.S.A.
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Mounted albumen print (image 6 × 8.75 in. on 8 × 10.375 in. mount). A striking colonial-era photograph depicting a large Zulu ceremonial or regimental gathering held on open veld against the rolling hills of Natal. In the foreground stands a warrior adorned with animal-skin garments and beadwork, holding a knobkerrie, spear, and white-and-black cowhide isihlangu (war shield). Beyond him, hundreds of men sit or kneel in formation, many wearing headdresses and traditional attire. A steam locomotive with passenger carriages passes immediately behind the assembly, the juxtaposition of modern rail transport and indigenous ceremony underscoring the encounter between Zulu tradition and colonial modernity at the turn of the twentieth century. Such scenes were photographed in Natal during the reign of King Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (r. 1884 1913), when royal reviews and public dances (umkhosi) were sometimes staged for colonial officials or visitors. The terrain and railway line suggest the Natal Midlands, possibly near Pietermaritzburg or the foothills of the Drakensberg. Fine tonal range with moderate age toning; minor surface wear to mount edges.
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