Display of Zande objects

Display of Zande objects
135 x 90 mm | Print albumen paper
MountDimension:
240 x 310 mm
Condition:
Poor, overall fading dirt ingrained in mount fragile corners
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
B.3.1.58b
Previous Other Number:
95 199


Accession Number:
1998.203.1.58.2
Description:
A piled arrangement on a table (probably in front of a fence) of Zande carved wooden bowls and stools, as well as a throwing knife placed in front. It is possible that Buchta collected a number of Zande objects on his brief expedition to this part of Sudan. Buchta made an excursion to the groups west of the Nile in 1879 setting out from Juba on 7th July and returning there on 26th August.
Photographer:
Richard Buchta
Date of Photo:
1879 July - August
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Bahr el Jebel Odio?
Group:
Zande
Publication History:
Contemporary Publication - Richard Buchta, Die Oberen Nil-Länder: Volkstypen und Landschaften . Dargestellt in 160 Photographien, nach der Natur aufgenommen von Richard Buchta. (Berlin 1881. Verlag Von J. F. Stiehm)
Notes:
In H. B. Thomas' article 'Richard Buchta and Early Photography in Uganda' Uganda Journal Vol. 25, no. 1, 1960, p. 116, he notes that 'Buchta seems to have remained at Lado until on 7 July he set off for Makaraka whence he returned on 26 August. The fruits of this journey appear in a number of photographs in his album.' [CM 16/6/2005]
PRM Source:
Unknown
Acquired:
Unknown
Other Owners:
Unknown
Class:
Furnishings , Domestic Object , Weapon
Keyword:
Vessel Wood , Knife
Primary Documentation:
Notes on mount ms pencil - "95 Wood work Niam Niam"
Notes on mount reverse ms pencil - "199"
Recorder:
Elizabeth Edwards 6/9/95 Christopher Morton 20/6/2005 [Sudan Project]
 
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