Man carrying metal tin

Man carrying metal tin
59 x 55 mm | Negative film nitrate
There are records relating to alternative images that we do not have scans for in the database:
2005.51.140.2 - Print gelatin silver , (52 x 54 mm)
Date of Print:
Unknown


Accession Number:
2005.51.140.1
Description:
A man (possibly Dinka) holding a heavy metal tin container on his shoulder, probably an old fuel tin re-used domestically. The man to the right of frame has the distinctive Shilluk dot scarification marks on his forehead.
Photographer:
Godfrey Lienhardt
Date of Photo:
1947 - 1951
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Warab
Group:
Shilluk ?Dinka
PRM Source:
Estate of Ronald Godfrey Lienhardt, via Ahmed al-Shahi (literary executor)
Acquired:
Donated 2005
Other Owners:
Godfrey Lienhardt Collection
Class:
Vessel
Keyword:
Vessel Metal
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 21/7/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
 
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