Mammalogy Collection
The Mammal Department represents the newest department of the Museum that was only established in June 1989. From small beginnings, the Museum’s mammal collection has grown rapidly and currently comprises…
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Anthropological Collection
A large collection of Zulu material culture including beadwork, woodcarvings, ceramics, and weaponry. The beadwork collection is rated as one of the most comprehensive and well-researched in South Africa. Also…
Fort Saint Jago
The collection contains a 3D model of Fort Saint Jago, panorama Tour of Fort Saint Jago, photographs and maps
Fasil Ghebbi
The spatially documented monuments include the Castle of Emperor Fasilides, the Bakaffa Castle, Dawit III’s Hall, the Castle of Emperor Iyasu, the Royal Library, the Chancellery, the Royal Archive Building…
The Standard Bank African Art Collection
In 1978 Wits and the Standard Bank established the Standard Bank African Art Collection, located at Wits and funded by an annual purchasing grant from the Standard Bank. The collection…
The African Rock Art Digital Archive
The Rock Art Research Institute (RARI) has a substantial collection of historical documents, photographs, redrawings and slides in addition to its large working collection of slides, tracings and redrawings. Over…
African Art
To date, the collection has grown from strength to strength and expanded considerably, necessitating relocation into a new storage area in the former library of the SA National Gallery now…
Fourie, Bernardus Gerhardus (Brand)
The collection includes correspondence, speeches, interviews, articles, memorandum, reports, information pieces, scrapbooks, programmes, publications, and recordings
Hugh Solomon Map Collection
The maps in the collection were all printed before 1860. The digitisation of this collection was made possible by funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York
School of African Studies Papers
1. Griffiths, J.E.S. Essays on Zulu customs. 1929. MSS and TSS. 2. Griffiths, J.E.S. Notes on the customs of the Amangqika, Kentani, Transkei. c. 1928. MSS & TSS 3. Griffiths,…