Mandari men in dance gear
116 x 86 mm | Print gelatin silver
There are records relating to alternative images that we do not have scans for in the database:
1998.97.541.1 - Negative film nitrate , (56 x 46 mm)
1998.97.541.1 - Negative film nitrate , (56 x 46 mm)
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
JB.17.55
Accession Number:
1998.97.541.3
Description:
A portrait of three young men at a dance gathering wearing rem age grade beads around the waist, carrying clubs, and with white pigment decoration on the lower legs.
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 , Bead , Ornament , Weapon , Body Art
Keyword:
Dance Accessory , Ornament Head , Club , Body Art Paint
Documentation:
See Related Documents File. Buxton field notebooks in Tylor Library.
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 17/5/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
