Mandari dance gathering
56 x 52 mm | Negative film nitrate
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
JB.17.39
Accession Number:
1998.97.525
Description:
Youths moving past at a dance gathering holding dance sticks and ambatch shields wearing rem age grade beads and other dance gear, with some women holding woven mats above their heads.
In the centre of frame are a youth and women walking past arm in arm.
Dances were frequent events, which provided the main opportunity for youths and girls to socialise together.
Photographer:
Jean Carlile Buxton
Date of Photo:
1950 - 1952
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Bahr el Jebel ?Tali
Group:
Mandari
PRM Source:
Ronald Carlile Buxton via Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Acquired:
Donated 1988
Other Owners:
Jean Buxton Collection
Class:
Dance , Social Life , Weapon , Bead , Furnishings
Keyword:
Dance Accessory , Club , Mat
Activity:
Dancing
Event:
Dance
Documentation:
See Related Documents File. Buxton field notebooks in Tylor Library.
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 16/5/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
