Mandari men socialising in tree shade

Mandari men socialising in tree shade
56 x 56 mm | Negative film nitrate
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
JB.14.8


Accession Number:
1998.97.447
Description:
A group of Mandari men gathered in the shade of a large meeting tree which is banked-up near the base. One is smoking a long pipe, another (wearing a pointed cap of material) seemingly stringing beads. The other men in the background look on, their large spears propped up against the tree behind them.
Photographer:
Jean Carlile Buxton
Date of Photo:
1950 - 1952
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Bahr el Jebel
Group:
Mandari
PRM Source:
Ronald Carlile Buxton via Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Acquired:
Donated 1988
Other Owners:
Jean Buxton Collection
Class:
Social Life , Bead , Narcotic , Weapon , Furnishings
Keyword:
Pipe , Spear
Documentation:
See Related Documents File. Buxton field notebooks in Tylor Library.
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 4/5/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
 
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