Part of Collection
University Archives and Manuscripts
Title
Our Guide
Creators/Contributors
Collection
Roslin Slide Collection
Production Date
1870s-1930s
Shelfmark (Identifier)
Coll-1434/14
Catalogue Record
https://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/2/archival_objects/23940
Subjects
- Somalis
- Safari guides
- Africa
Description
Portrait of a man who was a guide in Africa for the scientists. 'Our guide
was a Somali of the Herti tribe; notice the fringe to his "Tobe," which was striped yellow and white, and the broad-bladed thrusting spear"; in the early 20th century.
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