. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 170 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. Fig. 1. Photographic studies of an anonymous Khoikhoi woman, Caledon, c. 1912. A. Clothed in everyday attire. B. Unclothed for scrutiny by Museum scientists. (South African Museum Photographic Collection.) Although very little is known about the interaction between Museum modeller and the people who were cast, there is some evidence of reticence on the part of proposed subjects. An example of an unwilling subject is recorded in a letter from Peringuey to the Se
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 170 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. Fig. 1. Photographic studies of an anonymous Khoikhoi woman, Caledon, c. 1912. A. Clothed in everyday attire. B. Unclothed for scrutiny by Museum scientists. (South African Museum Photographic Collection.) Although very little is known about the interaction between Museum modeller and the people who were cast, there is some evidence of reticence on the part of proposed subjects. An example of an unwilling subject is recorded in a letter from Peringuey to the Secretary for Native Affairs in the Transvaal (SAM letterbook, 14 September 1907). A Bushwoman, whose physical attributes had been examined previously by members of the Anthropological Committee of the Association for the Advancement of Science, refused to be cast and would not be persuaded to reconsider her decision. In the face of this disappointment, Peringuey was hoping to enlist official support in persuading the woman to submit to being measured and photographed 'under different aspects' so that an accu- rate model of her could be made. There is no record of this having been accomplished. The woman's refusal to comply seems especially poignant considering that Peringuey had relied on the power of officialdom to further his project. I am not suggesting that physical coercion was used but that bureaucratic power would have been exerted. Elsewhere Peringuey states explicitly that Bushmen were likely to acquiesce to being modelled 'if. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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