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| Accession Number | P00607.204 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
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| Conflict |
South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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MAFEKING, SOUTH AFRICA, C. 1899. NATIVE CHIEFS OF THE BARALONG TRIBES WHO REMAINED LOYAL TO THE ...
Description
MAFEKING, SOUTH AFRICA, C. 1899. NATIVE CHIEFS OF THE BARALONG TRIBES WHO REMAINED LOYAL TO THE BRITISH. CHIEF WESSELS (SEATED CENTRE) WITH HIS PRINCIPAL COUNSELLORS SILAS MOLEMA (SEATED LEFT) AND LEKOKO (SEATED RIGHT). WESSELS WAS SUSPENDED FROM DUTIES AS CHIEF IN 1900-01 BECAUSE OF HIS OPPOSITION TO BADEN-POWELL'S POLICIES. (DONOR C. BOOTH)