Nuer maize crop

58 x 55 mm | Print gelatin silver

Condition:

acid migration stain right hand side [4/12/86 EE]

Date of Print:

Unknown

Previous PRM Number:

EP.N.VI.36

Previous Other Number:

Accession Number:

1998.355.265.2

Description:

The interior of a homestead courtyard with a byre (luak) in the background and parts of the framework of two storage platforms visible in the foreground, one with maize cobs hanging from it, apparently being sun-dried. Next to the byre (luak) is a forked post with another bunch of maize hanging from it. It is possible that this is a riek shrinEvans-Pritchardost with offerings attached, but may well be just utilitarian. Evans-Pritchard stated that it is often not possible to distinguish between sacred and utilitarian posts in photographs. Maize was harvested sometime around late July which corresponds to Evans-Pritchard's fieldwork in eastern Nuerland among the Gaajok at the mouth of the Nyanding.

Photographer:

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Date of Photo:

?1935

Region:

[Southern Sudan] ?Upper Nile Nyanding River (mouth)

Group:

Nuer ?Eastern Jikany Gaajok

PRM Source:

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Acquired:

Donated 1966

Other Owners:

E. E. Evans-Pritchard Collection

Class:

Shelter , Agriculture and Horticulture , ?Religion

Keyword:

Building Animals , Storage Crop , ?Shrine , Crop Corn

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 VI, ms ink] - 36. Maize drying

Note on print reverse ms pencil - "3" & print front border ms ink - "NUER VI/36"

Recorder:

Christopher Morton [29/6/2004] [Southern Sudan Project]