Photograph of Khama III and his wife ‘Ma Bessie’
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Title:
Photograph of Khama III and his wife ‘Ma Bessie’
Alternate Title:
Khama III and his wife Mma-Besi
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Language:
English

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Khama III, Chief of the Bamangwato, approximately 1837-1923 ( LCNAF )
Mma-Besi
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Botswana -- Central District -- Serowe/Palapye -- Serowe
Coordinates:
-22.383333 x 26.716667

Notes

General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Khama III, Chief of the Bamangwato, approximately 1837-1923 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/67339010
General Note:
Mma-Besi or Mabisa (1846 – 1889) was the mohumagadi (queen or queen mother) of the BaNgwato of the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana, and the first wife of king Khama III.[1][2]. She was also known as Elisabeta Gobitsamang Khama. -- Wikipedia (last referenced 2020.07.30 at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mma-Besi)

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Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Special Collections
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Resource Identifier:
CWM/LMS/Africa/Photographs, Box 7, file 45, item 18 ( Order with reference )