Kaffir Collection

George H. Chirgwin know as the White-Eyed Kaffir
George H. Chirgwin (14 December 1854 17 November 1922) was a popular British music hall star billed as " the White-Eyed Kaffir", a black face minstrel act

Kaffir Wars, South Africa, Attacking a Native Position (there were nine wars or conflicts between 1779 and 1879)

KAFFIR CREMATION
Cremation ceremony of the Hottentots and Kaffirs, southern Africa. Date: 1836

GEORGE H CHIRGWIN/HALLS
GEORGE H CHIRGWIN Music hall entertainer, known as the White-Eyed Musical Moke or the White- Eyed Kaffir Date: 1854 - 1922

KAFFIR BURIAL (ALIVE)
When Muande, mother of Zulu chief Tchaka, dies, she is given an extravagant send-off, one feature of which is that ten girls are buried alive alongside her Date: mid 19th century

Kaffir Attack on an English Convoy, Kaffir Wars (there were nine wars or conflicts between 1779 and 1879)

Views of South Africa, 1820
View of Griquatown, Northern Cape, 52, Khoikhoi visiting their family graves 53, and a Khoikhoi preacher preaching in front of a wagon 54. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Jacobean lily, Sprekelia formosissima. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Portraits of Xhosa people in headdresses
Portraits of Xhosa (Kaffir) people of South Africa in headdresses, fur capes and earrings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Traditional South African home being built in the bush - the reedwork frame awaits a covering of mud. Date: circa 1903

EXCHANGING GOODS AT FAIR
Exchanging goods at a Kaffir fair Date: 1863

Young South African Boy suffering from Vitiligo
Young South African Boy from Pretoria suffering from Vitiligo - titled here at the Leopard Skin Kaffir Child - A Freak of Nature. Date: circa 1905

Boer War / Kaffir Spies
Kaffir spies brought up for interrogation at General Wolfe Murrays headquarters at Estcourt. Date: 1899

Kaffir with Cleft Stick
An African Kaffir letter carrier, carrying a message in a cleft stick Date: 1846

Amatola Mountains, by Thomas Baines
The 74th Highlanders with the Beaufort and Port Elizabeth Fingoe Levies, Storming the Stronghold of the Rebel Chief Sandilli, in the Amatola Mountains, 24th June 1851, by Thomas Baines (1820-1875)

Kaffir Kraal
A Kaffir kraal : the term Kaffir is used somewhat indiscriminately of South African natives, but these are probably Bantu-speaking people of Cape Province

George Chirgwin
George H Chirgwin, 1854 - 1922. Music hall entertainer, known as the White-Eyed Musical Moke or the White- Eyed Kaffir. Pictured here in very strange Highlands inspired stage costume including a

Kaffir Huts
Kaffir huts on an African plain Date: 1905

Kaffir Curing Cattle
Native African witchdoctor uses his powers to cure cattle which have been made sick by the evil spells of a magician Date: 1868

Otherworld Journey
Native African prophet returns from an otherworld journey, during which he has met and consulted the tribal spirits. Date: 1868

African prophetess
Native African prophetess in an entranced state, in which her magical powers enable her to perceive hidden truths Date: 1868

Smelling out a Wizard
Native african witchdoctor smells out the wizard who is working evil magic on his client Date: 1868

South Africa - Kaffir Kraal (Cattle Enclosure)
Kaffir Kraal (Cattle Enclosure), Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Date: 1900s

South Africa - Kaffir Caves
Black and white photograph of mouth of cave used as dwelling-place, South Africa.. This slide dates from the late 19th century. The racial term kaffir was commonly used at the time

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Kaffir Paintings
Black and white lantern Slide of Kaffir Paintings - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 53 Kaffir paintings Date: circa 1890s

Regional African music
Native African musician playing a musical instrument, composed of a bow and a hollow gourd. Date: 1868

Regional African music, 1739
An African musical instrument, as played Cafars in 1739. Date: 1739

Regional African music: woman drummer, 1739
An African musical instrument, as played by the wives of Kafirs in 1739. Date: 1739

Kaffir Woman, Trinidad
Kaffir woman (Black former plantation worker) in Trinidad, West Indies carrying a large bale of Firewood. Date: circa 1910s

Scene in Kaffir Kraal (village settlement), Zululand, Southern Africa Date: circa 1904

London Stock Exchange - View down to the Kaffir Market Date: early 1960s

South Africa Family outside their simple homestead
South Africa Family (Mother, Father and six children) outside their simple homestead. Date: circa 1904

South Africa - Women carrying mealie-meal - a relatively coarse flour made from maize (called mielies or mealies). A staple food in South Africa, Lesotho, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi

Carrying Native Beer - South Africa
Four children (of varied ages) carrying Native-brewed ( Kafir ) Beer - South Africa Date: circa 1903

Variety Theatre, George H Chirgwin
George H Chirgwin, 1854 - 1922. Music hall entertainer, known as the White-Eyed Musical Moke or the White- Eyed Kaffir

Mr J. H. Balmers Kaffir Boys. A Boy Choir from South Africa

Red Kaffir Archers of Chitral - Khyber Pass
The Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location

Kaffirs Purify Child
Kaffir ceremony of purification of a new-born child; in the distance, a child with birth-defects has been left for a wild beast to devour

Kaffir Marriage Ceremony
Marriage ceremony among the Kaffirs of South Africa

Kaffir Musicians
Kaffir musicians

KAFFIRS
Kaffir men and women

Kaffir Bull Sacrifice
Directed by their priest/witch doctor, Kaffirs sacrifice a valuable bull in hope of appeasing their tribal deity

Kaffir Initiation
Circumcision is a part of the initiation ceremonies of the Kaffir people of South Africa

Ejecting a Demon
A Kaffir witchdoctor performs the appropriate rituals for ejecting a demon which has possessed his client

Kaffir Witch Doctor / 1850
Kaffir witch doctor speaks to his assembled tribesmen

Racial /s Africa / Kaffir
A Kaffir warrior with a shield and several spears

Exchanging Goods at Fair
Traders exchanging goods at a Kaffir fair

Kaffir Moon Worship
The full moon strikes awe in the minds of devout Kaffirs, who pay homage to Earths satellite with ritual dances and incantations

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