Butterflies
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Conical Tower, Great Zimbabwe [Ruins], 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a conical tower at the Great Zimbabwe ruins in the early 20th century.
Elliptical Temple, Zimbabwe Ruins, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of the Elliptical Temple at the Zimbabwe ruins in the early 20th century. The image shows an overview of the site and men doing some excavation work in the background.
North Entrance - Elliptical Temple - Great Zimbabwe, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of the north entrance of an Elliptical temple in Zimbabwe in the early 20th century.
Note entitled 'Butterfly', 1894
Note by John Ewen MacRury, Beinn na Faoghla/Benbecula entitled 'Butterfly' describing how the 'Dalan De' of golden colour if seen flying over a corpse signifies that their spirit is in heaven. The superstition only applies to this particular kind of butterfly. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Passage in the Temple [Zimbabwe Ruins], 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a passage way in the temple of the [Zimbabwe ruins] in the early 20th century.
South-East Wall (Shewing Chevron Pattern) of Elliptical Temple - Great Zimbabwe, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of the South-East wall highlighting the chevron pattern of the Elliptical Temple at the Great Zimbabwe ruins in the early 20th century.
Story entitled 'Dealan De' [Yellow Butterfly], 30 January 1895
Western Entrance to the Temple - Zimbabwe Ruins, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of the western entrance to the temple of the Zimbabwe ruins in the early 20th century.
Zimbabwe [Ruins], 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a partially destroyed stone or brick building in Zimbabwe in the early 20th century.
Zimbabwe Ruins, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a man, [Richard Nicklin Hall, site curator from 1902-1904?] sitting in front of the Zimbabwe ruins in the early 20th century.