Nuer men at a dance
58 x 57 mm | Negative film nitrate
Date of Print:
Unknown
Accession Number:
1998.436.16
Description:
A group of Nuer men dancing, with elders seated in the foreground watching proceedings.
Allen visited Ler for a fortnight after meeting the missionary there, Canon Ewell, on the steamer from Juba.
Photographer:
John E. Allen
Date of Photo:
1951 August
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Wahda Ler
Group:
Nuer
PRM Source:
John E. Allen
Acquired:
Donated
Other Owners:
John E. Allen
Class:
Dance
Keyword:
Dance Accessory
Activity:
Dancing
Event:
Dance
Documentation:
List with captions, essay, correspondence in Related Documents File.
Primary Documentation:
Manual Catalogue (John E.
Allen 5/7/2005) - "The elders watch the dance to see fair play.
Not all the young men have killed their elephant yet." [CM 11/8/2005]
Other Information:
Archive note - this negative was found wrapped in a small sheet of re-used paper (a section of a bibliography), with the words "Nuer or Dinka showing weapons" written on one side.
[CM 12/8/2005]
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 11/8/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
