Title

The African Exhibition, at the Cosmorama, Regent-Street, 1850. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

The African Exhibition, at the Cosmorama, Regent-Street, 1850. 'These individuals are...an Amaponda woman from the south, and "Larcher", a Zoolu chief...From their performances our Artist has selected a nature dance, such as is common daily during the ripening of the grain...The Zoolu is dancing before his wife, and stamping most violently with his feet on the floor, at the same time that both sing a wild and monotonous chant, the burthen of which is "Azshee, azshee" whilst the wife, with her body bent forward, keeps time by clapping her hands. This dance is a considerable exertion; and after it the chief is evidently exhausted...Homcaumba, the Amaponda wife of the Zoolu...is about twenty-five years of age; her costume is of cowskins; and her short hair is rolled into small tags, kept stiff by means of red clay, rubbed into them as freely as any vendor of bear's-grease could desire'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM22A34_119

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

37,0Mo (3,7Mo) / 42,0cm x 22,0cm / 4960 x 2604 (300dpi)

Keywords

Africa female women woman people black male event man men dance entertainment guy costume dancing continent clothes British traditional dancer feathers African feather performance dress performer traditional costume performing location Victorian century Britain clapping newspapers press clothing SHIELD Zulu zulus concept exhibition typical APPAREL B&W africans engraved engraving racism 19th century ostrich feather black & white black and white B W nineteenth century racist The Print Collector cultural event Illustrated London News traditional dress ILN newspaper ostrich feathers Unknown 19th-century