Portrait of a Nuer youth
56 x 54 mm | Print gelatin silver
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
EP.N.II.76
Previous Other Number:
9
Accession Number:
1998.355.87.2
Description:
A profile portrait of a youth sitting on the ground, his body and face covered with ashes that accent his gar initiation marks on the head.
Evans-Pritchard's shadow falls across the youths legs.
The youth is obviously aware of Evans-Pritchard photographing him, but has either been requested not to look at the camera or else is disinterested or at ease with his presence, a more likely scenario.
The youth is probably 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 , Body Art , Body Language
Keyword:
Body Art Skin
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 II, ms ink] - 76. Youth
Note on print reverse ms pencil - "9 W.Nuer" & print front border ms ink - "NUER II/76"
Manual Catalogues [index taken from album book II, ms ink] - 76. Youth
Note on print reverse ms pencil - "9 W.Nuer" & print front border ms ink - "NUER II/76"
Recorder:
Christopher Morton [25/5/2004] [Southern Sudan Project]
