Nuer dug-out canoes
127 x 80 mm | Print gelatin silver
Date of Print:
Unknown
Same Image As:
1998.204.5.64
Previous PRM Number:
B.4.11.1
Accession Number:
1998.204.11.1
Description:
Two Nuer dug-out canoes on a river, with three men in each, one paddling and two passengers.
Meek noted that he crossed the river in one of these canoes sometime in December (year unknown), but that some time later it was practically dry.
Photographer:
Charles Kingsley Meek
Date of Photo:
1928 circa
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Upper Nile Nasir
Group:
Nuer
Notes:
Only one location is identified in Meek's southern Sudan photographs, on the reverse of 1998.204.11.1 which notes: 'The frail craft I used to cross a khor (river) between Nasser and Gargwang, in December.
This khor is now practically dry.' [CM 2/8/2005]
PRM Source:
Unknown
Acquired:
Unknown
Other Owners:
Charles Kingsley Meek Collection
Class:
Navigation , Weapon
Keyword:
Boat Dug-out , Paddle , Spear
Primary Documentation:
Notes on print reverse ms ink - "The frail craft I used to cross a khor (river) between Nasser and Gargwang, in December.
This khor is now practically dry."
Recorder:
Elizabeth Edwards 4/1/2000 Christopher Morton 12/8/2005 [Sudan Project]
Related Collections:
1998.204.5
