Jumjum grave

103 x 76 mm | Print gelatin silver

There are records relating to alternative images that we do not have scans for in the database:
1998.344.201.1 - Negative glass plate gelatin , (103 x 76 mm)

Condition:

Fading [EE 1989]

Date of Print:

Unknown

Previous PRM Number:

EP.D.201

Previous Other Number:

Accession Number:

1998.344.201.2

Description:

A series of stones placed in a rough square beneath a tree, the site of a grave. Evans-Pritchard describes witnessing the burial of a man at Khor Jumjum, which may well be the same grave. The man was buried with a spear, hoe and other ornaments, and a series of ceremonies were held at the graveside after the funeral. It was said that at a later stage branches would be laid and stakes would be driven in around the grave area.

Photographer:

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Date of Photo:

1926 November - December

Region:

Blue Nile ?Khor Jumjum

Group:

Jumjum

PRM Source:

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Acquired:

Donated 1966

Other Owners:

E. E. Evans-Pritchard Collection

Class:

Death , Religion

Keyword:

Grave , Grave Marker

Documentation:

Original catalogue lists in Manuscript Collections. Additional material in related documents files. [CM 27/9/2005]

Primary Documentation:

PRM Accession Records - Accession Book Entry [p. 98] 1966.27 [1 - 24] G[ift] PROFESSOR E. E. EVANS-PRITCHARD; INST. OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 51 BANBURY RD. OXFORD - 1966.27.19 - S. SUDAN, DARFUNG. VARIOUS TRIBES. Box of negatives in envelopes, [1 - 242] & 1966.27.20 - Box of prints of these negatives [refers to object 1966.27.19] [1 - 242], in envelopes.

Manual Catalogues [typewritten, entitled "Ingassana"] - 201. Graves (Probably). (JumJum). K

Note on print reverse ms pencil - "K"

Notes on card mount m/s pencil - "edge fading 11/11/86 EE"

Other Information:

In Ethnological Observations in Dar Fung, Sudan Notes and Records XV Part I, 1932, page 24, E. E. Evans-Pritchard notes that 'while I was at Khor Jumjum a funeral took place ... the grave was rectangular, almost square. It was dug down to a depth of three or four feet, and then a narrow recess was dug on the east side to a depth of some two feet ... [a] man is buried facing south and his broken spear, hoe and ornaments are placed on the grave. Later, they will place some branches on top of the grave and drive in a few stakes around it.' [Chris Morton 23/2/2004]

Recorder:

Christopher Morton 23/2/2004 [Southern Sudan Project]