Shilluk warrior

Shilluk warrior
137 x 91 mm | Print albumen paper
MountDimension:
240 x 310 mm
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
B.3.1.9a
Previous Other Number:
26 211


Accession Number:
1998.203.1.9.1
Description:
A full length studio portrait of a young Shilluk warrior, holding hide shield, spear and club, wearing a fringed hair ornament.
Photographer:
Richard Buchta
Date of Photo:
1877 - 1879
Region:
[Southern Sudan]
Group:
Shilluk
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)
PRM Source:
Unknown
Acquired:
Unknown
Other Owners:
Unknown
Class:
Weapon , Ornament
Keyword:
Shield , Spear , Club , Ornament Hair
Primary Documentation:
Notes on mount ms pencil - "26 Shilluk in war dress [Shilluk] girl"
Notes on mount reverse ms pencil - "211"
Recorder:
Elizabeth Edwards 5/9/95 Chris Morton 14/6/2005 [Sudan Project]
 
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