Zande termite gathering

Zande termite gathering
104 x 78 mm | Print gelatin silver
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
EP.A.160
Previous Other Number:
31 8 [frame 5]


Accession Number:
1998.341.160.2
Description:
A bundle of plant leaves held together with string, for use in catching 'Castle' termites (Oli). The termites have constructed a mound over the bundle. Termites were commonly gathered for oil by people within a territory surrounding the homestead, with rights to gather in certain areas agreed between neighbours.
Photographer:
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Date of Photo:
1927 - 1930
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Western Equatoria Yambio
Group:
Zande
PRM Source:
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Acquired:
Donated 1966
Other Owners:
E. E. Evans-Pritchard Collection
Class:
[Fauna] , Gathering , Plant Use , Vegetation
Keyword:
Trap , [Insect]
Documentation:
Original catalogue lists in Manuscript Collections. Additional material in related documents files. [CM 27/9/2005]
Primary Documentation:
PRM Accession Records - [1966.27.21] G PROFESSOR E. E. EVANS-PRITCHARD; INST. OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 51 BANBURY RD. OXFORD - S. SUDAN, AZANDE TRIBE. Box of negatives in envelopes. Nos. 1 - 400
Added Accession Book Entry - [In pencil in column] Catalogue room.
[1966.27.23] G PROFESSOR E. E. EVANS-PRITCHARD; INST. OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 51 BANBURY RD. OXFORD - S. SUDAN, AZANDE TRIBE. Box of prints in envelopes, nos. 1 - 400 (prints of negatives in 1966.27.21)

Manual Catalogues [typewritten, entitled "Zande Photographs (E-P)"] - 160. Method of catching Castle termites. 31/8

Other Information:
See also [1998.341.38, .129 & .351] [Chris Morton 16/10/2003]
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 16/10/2003 [Southern Sudan Project]
 
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