‘Mlimo – The Rise and Fall of the Matabele
Archival Significance A 1972 reprint of A. A. Campbell’s 1926 original, addressing the 1896 Second Matabele War, with particular attention to the role of the Mlimo religious authority in coordinating…
1920s
The Bantu Past And Present An Ethnographical & Historical Study of the Native Races of South Africa by S. M. Molema
”Admire-Exult-Despise-Laugh-Weep,-For Here There Is Such Molter For All Feeling.” Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, Canto IV. cix. Publisher W. Green & Son, Limited, Edinburgh Publishing date 1920 Category Ethnography Language English
Profile Native Affairs Department Annual
Archival Significance An original piece of research produced by Abantu Archives itself, rather than an acquired historical item, examining the Native Affairs Department and its Annual publication as a primary…
Guide to Rhodesia for the use of Tourists and Settlers with Illustrations Maps & Plans
Archival Significance Issued in 1924 by the Beira and Mashonaland and Rhodesia Railways’ London office, this guide reflects the railway company’s direct commercial interest in promoting both tourism and settlement…
The Mashona – The Indigenous Natives of S. Rhodesia
Written by Charles Bullock (Native Commissioner, and Examiner in Native Customs and Administrators, S. Rhodesia) Published by Juta & Co., Ltd. Cape Town & Johannesburg Publishing date: 1927 Category: Ethnography…