Shilluk village on river

Shilluk village on river
55 x 55 mm | Print gelatin silver
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
EP.SH.22; EP.M.82
Previous Other Number:
66


Accession Number:
1998.348.22
Description:
Looking across the river from a steam boat to the huts of a Shilluk village and a few palm trees. Alongside the domed huts can be seen circular enclosures for eating and socializing, as well as a smaller enclosure, possibly marking a gravesite. A number of villagers are at the riverside.
Photographer:
Charles Gabriel Seligman
Date of Photo:
1910 circa
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Upper Nile White Nile River
Group:
Shilluk
PRM Source:
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Acquired:
Donated 1966
Other Owners:
E. E. Evans-Pritchard Collection
Class:
Settlement , Shelter , Topography
Keyword:
Building House , Rivers & Streams
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.

Note on print reverse ms pencil - "
Sh Shilluk village EP.M.82"
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 15/3/2004 [Southern Sudan Project]
 
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