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Simoni Mnguni (1885-1956)

Inyanga (Nature medicine man)

RCIN 932500

Description

A medicine man treating a patient, drawing blood. Instruments and minerals on the floor beside them. A woman watches on the left.

Provenance

Presented to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on the Royal Tour of South Africa by the artist and Miss Eileen Harris, 1947
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Simoni Mnguni (1885-1956)
(artist)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page King George VI, King of the United Kingdom (1895-1952)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1900-2002)

Subject(s)

Search the collection People of Africa
Groupings
Category
Drawings / Watercolours
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
References

Other number(s)

RL 32500

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