Portrait of a Shilluk youth
35 mm | Negative film Kodak Panchromatic , Negative film Safety
Previous PRM Number:
WT.Sudan etc.1.21
Accession Number:
2004.130.36518.1
Description:
An upper body portrait of an initiated Shilluk youth with white hair treatment and feather ornaments in it.
Photographer:
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date of Photo:
1939
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Upper Nile ?near Malakal
Group:
Shilluk
PRM Source:
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Acquired:
Accepted as Art in Lieu of Inheritance Tax by H.M. Government and allocated to the Pitt Rivers Museum, March 2004
Other Owners:
n/a
Class:
Ornament , Toilet
Keyword:
Ornament Arm , Ornament Head , Hair
Recorder:
Elin Bornemann [12/12/2003] Christopher Morton [22/9/2004] [Southern Sudan Project]
