Men making storage vessels
133 x 77 mm | Print gelatin silver
MountDimension:
252 x 194 mm album page
Date of Print:
1920 circa
Previous PRM Number:
AL.53.35
Previous Other Number:
172
Accession Number:
1998.88.35
Description:
Two men in a homestead constructing a large clay vessel for storing grain.
A seemingly complete grain bin sits on its side behind the standing man, who is wearing a small hat ornamented with feathers.
The Dinka term Jur, used in the postcard caption for this image, was commonly applied historically to a number of separate cultural groups, most of whom were predominantly agricultural rather than cattle-keepers.
Photographer:
G. N. Morhig
Date of Photo:
Unknown
Region:
[Southern Sudan] ?Warab ?Bahr-El-Ghazal ?El Buheyrat
Group:
?Luo ?Beli ?Sofi [Jur]
PRM Source:
?G. R. Carline
Acquired:
Unknown
Other Owners:
?G. R. Carline
Class:
Vessel , Agriculture and Horticulture , Storage , Clothing Headgear
Keyword:
Vessel Pottery , Storage Crop , Headdress
Primary Documentation:
Notes on postcard - "172 Copyright.
G.N.
Morhig, The English Pharmacy, Khartoum.
Jurs making a Grain-Bin, Bahr-El-Ghazal"
Other Information:
Ethnographic context - The group term Jur is a Dinka word meaning a cattle-less non-Dinka group, and has been historically applied to a number of different groups including the Beli and Sofi of Rumbek district in El Buheyrat as well as the Luo near Wau.
[CM 10/8/2005]
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 9/8/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
