Portrait of a Dinka man
229 x 168 mm | Print gelatin silver
There are records relating to alternative images that we do not have scans for in the database:
2005.51.282.1 - Negative film nitrate , (59 x 55 mm)
2005.51.282.1 - Negative film nitrate , (59 x 55 mm)
Date of Print:
Unknown
Accession Number:
2005.51.282.2
Description:
An upper body portrait of a Dinka man turning around, carrying a stick and fly whisk, with a tent visible beyond.
He is wearing an armband with a hair pendant suspended from it, and also has numerous dotted scarification marks over his chest.
Photographer:
Godfrey Lienhardt
Date of Photo:
1947 - 1951
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Warab
Group:
Dinka
PRM Source:
Estate of Ronald Godfrey Lienhardt, via Ahmed al-Shahi (literary executor)
Acquired:
Donated 2005
Other Owners:
Godfrey Lienhardt Collection
Class:
Dance , Ornament , Body Art
Keyword:
Dance Accessory , Ornament Arm , Body Art Skin
Primary Documentation:
Inscription - '
Godfrey
94
93 Prints' (on envelope containing prints) [AN 19/04/2006]
Recorder:
Alex Nadin 19/04/2006 [Southern Sudan Project]
