Mandari dance gathering

Mandari dance gathering
56 x 56 mm | Negative film nitrate
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
JB.17.40


Accession Number:
1998.97.526
Description:
Mandari youths moving past at a dance gathering holding clubs, with some women holding woven mats above their heads. In the centre of frame is a youth wearing an Arabic-style tunic. 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 , 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]
 
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