Prints of four photographs of Queen Lozikeyi, [c1890s?].
Dates
- Creation: [c1890s?]
Extent
4 items
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Afr. r. 259].
Shelfmark:
MSS. Afr. r. 259
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 1218
Biographical / Historical
Queen Lozikeyi was one of the widows of Lobengula, King of the Ndebele.
Lobengula (c1833-1894) succeeded his father in 1870 as King of the Ndebele. From his kraal at Bulawayo, he tried to prevent encroachments by European colonists, etc.. However, in 1888, he granted mineral rights in Ndebeleland to Cecil Rhodes. These concessions formed the basis for the foundation of the British South Africa Company in 1889. In 1893, due to Company pressure on Ndebele territory, Lobengula declared war on the British. The swift British victory was aided greatly by the Company's use of the Maxim machine gun. Lobengula died whilst fleeing north.
Other Finding Aids
The library holds a card index of all manuscript collections in its reading room.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The prints were made from the originals by the good offices of Marieke Clarke, November 1997.
Existence and Location of Copies
Negatives of the prints are held as part of the library's negatives collection. Copies are also held at the University of Wales.
- Title
- Photographs of Queen Lozikeyi
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Paul Davidson
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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