Sujet

'The Bosjesmans at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly', 1847. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'The Bosjesmans at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly', 1847. Illustration advertising one of the 'exhibits' - indigenous people on display for the amusement of Europeans - at the Egyptian Hall in London. The group supposedly performed a national dance, a hunting scene, a war attack and a 'conversational interlude'. The term Bushmen, from 17th-century Dutch 'Bosjesmans', is now considered pejorative or derogatory by many South Africans.

Date

1847

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM25A07_003

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

25,3Mo (1,8Mo) / 26,4cm x 24,0cm / 3124 x 2836 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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