During his trip to South Africa, Elisofon traveled from Grahamstown to Port Elisabeth. On his way, he took pictures of Xhosa people on their way to weekly Sunday knobkerry fight with another group. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from January 8, 1947 to end of June 1947.
Local Numbers:
Negative number 24658, R-2, 11.
General:
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Typed index card reads, "D 5 Xsa. Xosa. Grahamstown-Port Elisabeth. Girl with painted red cheeks. Dressed for knobkerry fight with another group. 2/9/1947. EE. neg.no. 24658, R-2, 11." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
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