Dinka warplay
108 x 151 mm | Print gelatin silver
There are records relating to alternative images that we do not have scans for in the database:
2005.51.170.1 - Negative film nitrate , (59 x 55 mm)
2005.51.170.1 - Negative film nitrate , (59 x 55 mm)
Date of Print:
Unknown
Accession Number:
2005.51.170.3
Description:
A group of dinka men with spears and parrying shields, apparently engaged in warplay with another group, an activity which sometimes accompanied social events between groups.
Photographer:
Godfrey Lienhardt
Date of Photo:
1947 - 1951
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Warab
Group:
Dinka
PRM Source:
Estate of Ronald Godfrey Lienhardt, via Ahmed al-Shahi (literary executor)
Acquired:
Donated 2005
Other Owners:
Godfrey Lienhardt Collection
Class:
Social Life , Weapon
Keyword:
Spear , Shield
Activity:
Performing
Event:
Ceremony , Dance
Primary Documentation:
Inscription - '
Godfrey
94
93 Prints' (on envelope containing prints) [AN 11/04/2006]
Recorder:
Alex Nadin 11/04/2006 [Southern Sudan Project]
