Portrait of a Christian convert, probably a research assistant, holding his topee. Photograph taken by Monica Wilson during joint fieldwork at different periods from April 1935-December 1937.
Portrait of a Christian convert in safari uniform. Photograph taken by Monica Wilson during joint fieldwork at different periods from April 1935-December 1937.
Portrait of a traditional elder. Photograph taken sometime between November and December 1934 by Godfrey Wilson, as a lone anthropologist during his first five months of fieldwork (August-December 1934)
A Christian convert, probably a research assistant, meeting with two men in traditional attire, outside their home. Photograph taken by Monica Wilson during joint fieldwork at different periods from April 1935-December 1937.
Portrait of Kasitile, the rain-maker and ritual expert. This was taken shortly after Godfrey Wilson had been introduced to him by Leonard Mwaisumo. Kasitile would become his main informant in Nyakyusa rituals. Photograph taken in January 1935 by Godfrey Wilson as a lone anthropologist during his first five months of fieldwork (August-December 1934)
Kasitile, the rain-maker. The anthropologist's tent-ropes, wooden table, camping chair and wooden box (possibly containing a gramophone) are visible in the background on either side of the rain-maker. Photograph taken by Monica Wilson during joint fieldwork at different periods from April 1935-December 1937.
Portrait of a man in traditional dress carrying a wooden hoe. Photograph taken by Monica Wilson during joint fieldwork at different periods from April 1935-December 1937.
Portrait of man with a turban, possibly a Muslim. Photograph taken by Godfrey Wilson as a lone anthropologist during his first five months of fieldwork (August-December 1934)
Portrait of man with a turban and his son wearing traditional cloth. The man is possibly a Muslim. Photograph taken by Monica Wilson during joint fieldwork at different periods from April 1935-December 1937.
Men dressed for the ukumoga dance. This photograph depicts the same ritual event as seen in: Good company: a study of Nyakyusa age villages. London: Oxford University Press for the International African Institute. Plate XIV. Photograph taken by Monica Wilson during joint fieldwork at different periods from April 1935-December 1937.
Nyakyusa men in British colonial military attire, probably an ngoma dance. Photograph taken by Monica Wilson during joint fieldwork at different periods from April 1935-December 1937.
Two portraits superimposed. Both portraits are of Nyakyusa men in traditional attire, positioned in front of the anthropologists' tent and a traditional hut respectively. Photograph taken by Monica Wilson during joint fieldwork at different periods from April 1935-December 1937.
A traditional-style long hut (ikibaga). Photograph taken at Rungwe Mission Station by Monica Wilson during joint fieldwork at different periods from April 1935-December 1937.
The ukumoga dance at a funeral. This photograph depicts the same ritual event as seen in: Good company: a study of Nyakyusa age villages. London: Oxford University Press for the International African Institute. Plate XIV. Photograph taken by Monica Wilson during joint fieldwork at different periods from April 1935-December 1937.
A men's ukumoga dance at a funeral. This photograph depicts the same ritual event as seen in: Good company: a study of Nyakyusa age villages. London: Oxford University Press for the International African Institute. Plate XIV. Photograph taken by Monica Wilson during joint fieldwork at different periods from April 1935-December 1937.
A men's ukumoga dance at a funeral. This photograph depicts the same ritual event as seen in: Good company: a study of Nyakyusa age villages. London: Oxford University Press for the International African Institute. Plate XIV. Photograph taken by Monica Wilson during joint fieldwork at different periods from April 1935-December 1937.
A men's ukumoga dance at a funeral. This photograph depicts the same ritual event as seen in: Good company: a study of Nyakyusa age villages. London: Oxford University Press for the International African Institute. Plate XIV. Photograph taken by Monica Wilson during joint fieldwork at different periods from April 1935-December 1937.