Man fishing in Jur River

Man fishing in Jur River
133 x 77 mm | Print gelatin silver
MountDimension:
252 x 194 mm album page
Date of Print:
1920 circa
Previous PRM Number:
AL.53.37
Previous Other Number:
61


Accession Number:
1998.88.37
Description:
A man standing on the bank of the Jur River fishing with a rod. The Dinka term Jur, used in the name of this river, 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] ?Western Bahr-El-Ghazal Jur River
Group:
?Luo ?Beli ?Sofi [Jur]
PRM Source:
?G. R. Carline
Acquired:
Unknown
Other Owners:
?G. R. Carline
Class:
Topography , Fishing
Keyword:
Rivers & Streams
Activity:
Fishing
Primary Documentation:
Notes on postcard - "61 Copyright. G.N. Morhig, The English Pharmacy, Khartoum. Fishing on the Jur River, 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]
 
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