Portrait of a Dinka youth

Portrait of a Dinka youth
57 x 55 mm | Print gelatin silver
There are records relating to alternative images that we do not have scans for in the database:
2005.51.96.1 - Negative film nitrate , (59 x 55 mm)
Date of Print:
Unknown


Accession Number:
2005.51.96.2
Description:
A head-and-shoulders portrait of a Dinka youth with his hair matted but uncovered, wearing a beaded neck ornament. Behind him is a wall made from stones and mortar, probably a property boundary.
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:
Toilet , Ornament
Keyword:
Hair , Ornament Neck
Primary Documentation:
Inscription - ' Godfrey - DINKA 150 prints - Black & White (1 photo - coloured)' (on envelope containing prints) [AN 06/04/2006]
Recorder:
Alex Nadin 06/04/2006 [Southern Sudan Project]
 
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