Anuak headman's compound

Anuak headman's compound
83 x 55 mm | Print gelatin silver
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
EP.AK.133
Previous Other Number:
05 4 (256)


Accession Number:
1998.342.133.2
Description:
The interior of the headman of Dibango's compound, with carved forked fence posts (dikweri) surrounding it. The entrance way is shut with a low piece of woven fencing, and some large gourd and pottery vessels sit on the ground. There were two headmen of two separate clans in Dibango, who Evans-Pritchard names as Didimo of a lineage of the Jowatcuaa clan and Udol of the Jowatyuaa clan, the former noted as being of more status.
Photographer:
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Date of Photo:
1935 March - May
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Jonglei Dibango
Group:
Anuak
PRM Source:
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Acquired:
Donated 1966
Other Owners:
E. E. Evans-Pritchard Collection
Class:
Settlement , Vessel , Insignia , Carving
Keyword:
Fence , Vessel
Primary Documentation:
PRM Accession Records - Accession Book Entry [p. 98] 1966.27 [1 - 24] G[ift] PROFESSOR E. E. EVANS-PRITCHARD; INST. OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 51 BANBURY RD. OXFORD - 1966.27.19 - S. SUDAN, DARFUNG. VARIOUS TRIBES. Box of negatives in envelopes, [1 - 242] & 1966.27.20 - Box of prints of these negatives [refers to object 1966.27.19] [1 - 242], in envelopes.

Notes on print/mount - "05 4 256
Ugak Dibango"
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 8/1/2004 [Southern Sudan Project]
 
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