Shilluk girl with pot
35 mm | Negative film Kodak Panchromatic , Negative film Safety
Previous PRM Number:
WT.Sudan etc.1.28
Accession Number:
2004.130.36525.1
Description:
A full length portrait of a girl near a homestead carrying a large pottery vessel on her head.
Next to her feet is a mat made from bound reeds.
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 , Vessel , Shelter
Keyword:
Ornament Head , Ornament Neck , Ornament Arm , Ornament Leg , Vessel Pottery , Building House
Other Information:
Manual Catalogue (Thesiger album card) entry for similar image - 'VOL F p.
34/Shilluk' [Elin Bornemann 3/6/2004]
Recorder:
Elin Bornemann [12/12/2003] Christopher Morton [22/9/2004] [Southern Sudan Project]
