Mohanlall Archives - Fashioning Africa

Colour photograph of two men seated in portrait studio, wearing white vest tops and white trousers, holding beadwork.

R6096/2 Photograph ‘Untitled #100’

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This studio portrait shows two men wearing white vest tops and white workwear trousers embellished with Zulu affiliated designs. They are adorned with beadwork as well as holding beadwork up to the camera. Photographed by Bobson Sukhdeo Mohanlall at his studio in Durban, South Africa where he catered mainly for Zulu clients. He was of Read More …

Colour photograph of a woman posing in a portrait studio, wearing a blanket cape and dark glasses.

R6096/1 Photograph ‘Untitled #30’

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This studio portrait shows a woman wearing beadwork, a basotho blanket and dark glasses. Photographed by Bobson Sukhdeo Mohanlall at his studio in Durban, South Africa where he catered for mainly Zulu clients. He was of Indian heritage and was a pioneer in South African colour photography in the 1960s. Digital print, collected as part Read More …