Portrait of Nuer girls
137 x 83 mm | Negative film Nitrate
There are records relating to alternative images that we do not have scans for in the database:
1998.204.5.41.2 - Print gelatin silver , (137 x 78 mm)
1998.204.5.41.3 - Print gelatin silver , (210 x 150 mm)
1998.204.5.41.2 - Print gelatin silver , (137 x 78 mm)
1998.204.5.41.3 - Print gelatin silver , (210 x 150 mm)
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
B.4.5.41
Accession Number:
1998.204.5.41.1
Description:
A full length portrait of a group of Nuer girls, with a number of men visible to the right sitting down.
In the foreground are what appear to be tent pegs of an expedition tent.
Photographer:
Charles Kingsley Meek
Date of Photo:
1928 circa
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Upper Nile ?Sobat River
Group:
Nuer
Notes:
Only one location is identified in Meek's southern Sudan photographs, on the reverse of 1998.204.11.1 which notes: 'The frail craft I used to cross a khor (river) between Nasser and Gargwang, in December.
This khor is now practically dry.' [CM 2/8/2005]
PRM Source:
Charles Kingsley Meek
Acquired:
1930 circa
Other Owners:
Charles Kingsley Meek Collection
Class:
Ornament , Shelter
Keyword:
Ornament Body , Ornament Leg , Tent
Documentation:
1991 correspondence between D. Zeitlyn and C.I. Meek in Related Documents File
Recorder:
Christopher Morton [24/6/2005] [Southern Sudan Project]
Related Collections:
1998.204.11
