Zambia Gallery

EXPL2A-00366

Map of equatorial Africa as known in the 1870s.
Printed color lithograph, 19th century

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Photograph of the lead and zinc mine in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe

Photograph of the lead and zinc mine in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia) - the site of the discovery of a Cranium of Homo rhodesiensis, in Mutwe Wa Nsofu Area on June 17, 1921 by Tom Zwiglaar, a Swiss miner. H. rhodesiensis is now mostly considered a synonym of Homo heidelbergensis, or possibly an African subspecies of Homo heidelbergensis sensu lato. The exact spot of discovery is circled (at a depth of 90ft below ground level). Date: 1921

Women wearing Lip-rings

Two women from Manganja tribe wearing lip-rings (pelele). When girls are very young, the upper lip is pierced close to the nose, and a small pin inserted to prevent the orifice from closing. When the wound is healed, the small pin is withdrawn, and a larger one introduced, and the plan is carried on for years, until at last the full-sized pelele can be worn. Date: 1868

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