Nuer youths with harp

Nuer youths with harp
58 x 55 mm | Print gelatin silver
Condition:
Sulphide staining right hand side [?EE 1987]
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
EP.N.XIII.28
Previous Other Number:
40 1


Accession Number:
1998.355.614.2
Description:
A number of youths sitting at the entrance to Evans-Pritchard's tent, one with plastered hair playing a harp with a large gourd resonator. The youth to the right is Tiop, Evans-Pritchard's servant and the reason for Evans-Pritchard spending about 4 weeks at his home village of Mancom among the Eastern Jikany in 1935.
Photographer:
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Date of Photo:
1935
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Upper Nile Nyanding River (mouth) Mancom
Group:
Nuer Eastern Jikany Gaajok
NamedPerson:
Tiop
PRM Source:
Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard
Acquired:
Donated 1966
Other Owners:
E. E. Evans-Pritchard Collection
Class:
Physical Anthropology , Music , Toilet
Keyword:
Musical Instrument String , Hair
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 XIII, ms ink] - 28. Youths & Banjo

Note on print reverse ms pencil - "40 1" & print front border ms ink - "NUER XIII/28"
Recorder:
Christopher Morton [25/8/2004] [Southern Sudan Project]
 
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