Skin Gallery

Bugandan Royalty (card 1 of 2)

Card 1 of 2. The young King Daudi Cwa II of Uganda, seated on his elaborate golden throne (topped with a very British crown!), holding a staff of office, with his feet on a cheetah skin. Sir Daudi Cwa II, KCMG, KBE (1896 - 1939) was the King (kabaka) of Buganda from 1897 to 1939. On 14 August 1897, he succeeded Mwanga II as king of Buganda, a state in East Africa, which is now part of Uganda. A reformist, he initiated several significant changes in his kingdom, including a process of democratisation. After his death in 1939, he was succeeded by his son, Mutesa II, who went on to become the first president of Uganda. Daudi Cwa was baptized as a Protestant. "Daudi" is the Buganda language equivalent to "David"

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Chad - Cupping - Indigenous medicinal practise

Chad, Central Africa - Cupping - Indigenous medicinal practise. Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a local suction is created on the skin; practitioners believe this mobilises blood flow in order to promote healing. Suction is created using heat (fire), mechanical devices or the use of a tube or horn (as shown on this postcard). Date: circa 1930s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Collins, Jose

Jose Collins (23 May 1887 6 December 1958) was an English actress and singer. Her most famous role was the lead in the musical the Maid of the Mountains in which she played the title role of Teresa, the gypsy bandit maid. Here it is her appearance as a solo artist at The Olympia in Liverpool (on 29th September 1917 or 1918) which is being advertised. The artist is AINX, drawn from a photo by Foulsham and Banfield, Ltd. Date: 1917 or 1918

© The Michael Diamond Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library