Framed photograph of Sechele, chief of the BaKwena, southern Africa
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Material Information

Title:
Framed photograph of Sechele, chief of the BaKwena, southern Africa
Abbreviated Title:
Sechele, chief of the BaKwena, southern Africa
Language:
English
Physical Description:
1 photograph in presentation case

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Sechele, Kgosi, approximately 1810-1892 ( lcnaf )
Temporal Coverage:
1850 - 1892
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Botswana -- Kweneng District -- Molepolole
Coordinates:
-24.406667 x 25.495

Notes

Abstract:
Photographic image of an African man, under glass, framed, in padded case. Identified as Sechele, chief of the BaKwena, 1831?-1892, son and heir of Motswasele II. Appears to have been taken later in his life.
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Sechele, Kgosi, approximately 1810-1892 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/65976458
Biographical:
Sechele I was Kgosi, or chief of the baKwena, in modern-day Botswana, from 1831 until his death in 1892. Sechele is seen as a visionary leader, warrior and modernizer who laid the foundations of the nation of Botswana. He was also a Christian convert who played a key role in establishing Christianity in the region.
General Note:
The Bakwena people, also known as the Koena, Kwêna, Bakoena, and Bakuena, living across southern Africa, including Lesotho, Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Swaziland. Koena is a Sesotho/Setswana word meaning "crocodile".

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
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Resource Identifier:
CWM/LMS/Home/Africa Pictures/10 ( SOAS Order with reference )
CWM/LMS/01/09/05/04/10 ( SOAS CALM reference )