Basutoland Collection

Southern Africa - San Bushmen rock painting
Bushmen (San) paintings from South Afrca, depicting animals (mostly eland antelope) from Masitisi, Basutoland and a small doll representing a bushman. Date: circa 1910s

Princess Elizabeth 1947
ROYAL TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA & RHODESIA: Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), looking elegant under a parasol, chatting to a Guide Leader at Maseru, Basutoland

Basuto clay models from Basutoland (Lesotho)
Basuto clay models from Basutoland, formerly a British Crown colony in southern Africa (now Lesotho)

Quthing, Lesotho - Doll and Artwork of the San Bushmen
Southern Africa - Artwork of the San Bushmen - Quthing District in Lesotho (Basutoland). Hunters chase and throw spears toward an Eland and an Elephant

Quthing, Lesotho - Artwork of the San Bushmen
Southern Africa - Artwork of the San Bushmen - Quthing District in Lesotho (Basutoland). Four hunters chasing an Eland. Date: circa 1909

San Bushmen rock painting, Lesotho, Southern Africa
A stunning rock painting at Thaba Bosiu (now in Lesotho) drawn by San Bushmen, depicting archers on a hunt (and an inset view if the location scenery). Date: circa 1910s

General view of Maseru, Basutoland, South Africa
General view of Maseru, capital of Basutoland (now Lesotho), South Africa. Date: circa 1906

Maseru Hospital, Basutoland, South Africa
Maseru Hospital, Basutoland (now Lesotho), South Africa. This two-storey sandstone building was constructed circa 1904 with approximately thirty beds. Date: circa 1904

Basuto Gun War, 1880 - cattle recovered
Recovery of cattle from the Basutos by the British forces, during the Basuto Gun War, 1880. Date: 1880

Basuto Gun War, 1880 - Masupha, Basuto chief
Masupha, Basuto chief, who rebelled again British rule in Basutoland in South Africa. Described in the Illustrated London News in 1880 as " an illiterate native heathen, but of great repute

Morosis mountain stronghold in Basutoland, South Africa
British soldiers inspect from afar the stronghold of Morosi, a chief of the Bapedi, in the rugged highland country of the Basutos in South Africa

Envelope with stamps from Basutoland, South Africa
Envelope with stamps from Basutoland (now Lesotho), South Africa, postmarked Maseru. Date: 1936

Vryburg Hotel, Vryburg, Basutoland, South Africa
Vryburg Hotel, Market Street, Vryburg (former Stellaland capital), Basutoland (now Lesotho), South Africa. Date: circa 1910s

South Africa - Elderly Missionary - Basutoland
South Africa - An elderly missionary instructs an elderly Mosuto man - Basutoland (now the Kingdom of Lesotho) circa 1910s

Lesotho - South Africa - Policeman
Basutoland (now Lesotho) Policeman with blanket - seemingly refering to his wonderful fabric wrapped cloak of a superb printed material. Date: 1909

Basuto Gun War, 1880 - Thaba Bosigo
Thaba Bosigo, the stronghold of the Basuto chief Masupha, in South Africa. Date: 1880

Basuto Gun War, 1880 - Basuto warrior
A Basuto warrior in 1880. Date: 1880

Basuto Gun War, 1880 - Wife of Masupha
One of the wives of Masupha, the Basuto chief, who rebelled again British rule in Basutoland in South Africa. Date: 1880

Basuto Gun War, 1880 - village attacked
Basutos repulsed when attacking a village during the Basuto Gun War, 1880. Date: 1880

Southern Africa - Lesotho (formerly Basutoland)
Lesotho (formerly Basutoland), Southern Africa - a traditional village

Zambia - Spitting on Hands Greeting
Zambia - Spitting on Hands as a form of traditional Greeting

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