Portrait of a Nuer man
53 x 45 mm | Print gelatin silver
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
EP.N.III.54
Previous Other Number:
9
Accession Number:
1998.355.126.2
Description:
A profile portrait of a man sitting on a mat resting a spear over his shoulder, his body and face smeared with ashes and a cylinder-like ornament held at the back of his neck by a string passed over his crown.
The man is probably unaware of Evans-Pritchard photographing him as he makes his way circumspectly around the back of an assembled group.
The top-viewing Rolleiflex camera meant that he could take photographs extremely discretely whilst in social situations.
The man is possibly a resident of Nyueny village in western Nuerland where Evans-Pritchard spent 5 weeks in 1936.
Photographer:
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Date of Photo:
1936 October - November
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Wahda ?Nyueny village
Group:
Nuer ?Leek Karlual
PRM Source:
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Acquired:
Donated 1966
Other Owners:
E. E. Evans-Pritchard Collection
Class:
Physical Anthropology , Weapon , Ornament
Keyword:
Spear , Ornament Arm
Documentation:
Original catalogue lists in Manuscript Collections. Additional material in related documents files. [CM 27/9/2005]
Primary Documentation:
Accession Book Entry [p.
98] 1966.27 [1 - 24] G[ift] PROFESSOR E.
E.
EVANS-PRITCHARD; INST.
OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 51 BANBURY RD.
OXFORD 1966.27.1-16 S.
SUDAN.
NUER TRIBE.
Sixteen negative albums containing negatives
and
prints of photographs taken by donor during field-work.
All listed in albums.
Added Accession Book Entry - [p.
98 in right hand column, in pencil] Catalogue room.
Manual Catalogues [index taken from album book III, ms ink] - 54. Men
Note on print reverse ms pencil - "9 W. Nuer" & print front border ms ink - "NUER III/54"
Manual Catalogues [index taken from album book III, ms ink] - 54. Men
Note on print reverse ms pencil - "9 W. Nuer" & print front border ms ink - "NUER III/54"
Recorder:
Christopher Morton [1/6/2004] [Southern Sudan Project]
