Mandari woman

Mandari woman
56 x 56 mm | Negative film nitrate
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
JB.14.23


Accession Number:
1998.97.462
Description:
A full length portrait of a young Mandari Köbora woman standing at the entrance of a hut, wearing a goatskin apron and beadwork waistband, suggesting that she is married. The hut behind is step-thatched with interwoven walls and a deep drip-gully to keep rainwater away from the walls. A spear leans in front of the hut entrance.
Photographer:
Jean Carlile Buxton
Date of Photo:
1950 - 1952
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Bahr el Jebel
Group:
Mandari
PRM Source:
Ronald Carlile Buxton via Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Acquired:
Donated 1988
Other Owners:
Jean Buxton Collection
Class:
Shelter , Clothing
Keyword:
Building House
Documentation:
See Related Documents File. Buxton field notebooks in Tylor Library.
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 5/5/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
 
Funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council
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