Mandari woman decorating gourd vessel

Mandari woman decorating gourd vessel
56 x 56 mm | Negative film nitrate
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
JB.14.9


Accession Number:
1998.97.448
Description:
A Mandari woman seated on a layer of loose reeds in the centre of a homestead, decorating a gourd vessel with scorch marks using a metal knife that has been heated in a fire next to her.
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:
Vessel , Graphic Art , Shelter , Tool
Keyword:
Vessel Gourd , Building House Pile , Knife
Documentation:
See Related Documents File. Buxton field notebooks in Tylor Library.
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 4/5/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
 
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