Cory Library and Historical Archives

Medicine man (sic)

Item

George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935) and Greaves, Duncan (photographer), “Medicine man (sic)”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/6433

Title

Medicine man (sic)

Description

Presumed Xhosa healer, or Ixhwele, based on beading.

Subject

Healers -- South Africa -- Pictorial Works

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018122

Creator

George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935)

Greaves, Duncan (photographer)

Type

Still Image

Provenance

Bestowed to Rhodes University by Sir George Cory

Location - Physical Location

Original held at Cory Library for Humanities Research, situated at Rhodes University.

Location - Copy -- Shelf Locator

MS 10 542

CD 55

useGuidelines

In order to obtain a license for the use of any of the images apply to the Cory Library at cory@ru.ac.za

Item sets

Sir George Cory Lantern Slide Collection

Media

vital_14198+SOURCEJPEG+SOURCEJPEG.0.jpeg

George Edward Cory, Sir (1862-1935) and Greaves, Duncan (photographer), “Medicine man (sic)”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/6433