Nuer homestead near Ler
58 x 57 mm | Negative film nitrate
There are records relating to alternative images that we do not have scans for in the database:
1998.436.3.2 - Print gelatin silver , Paper Velox , (55 x 55 mm)
1998.436.3.2 - Print gelatin silver , Paper Velox , (55 x 55 mm)
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
B5.12.6B [unknown number]
Accession Number:
1998.436.3.1
Description:
A Nuer homestead with a luak (cattle byre) and fence and a pile of dung in the foreground.
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:
Shelter , Animal Husbandry
Keyword:
Building Animals , Animal Cattle
Documentation:
List with captions, essay, correspondence in Related Documents File.
Primary Documentation:
Manual Catalogue (John E.
Allen 5/7/2005) - "Nuer village near Ler - men, boys and cattle sleep in the large hut, up to 60 feet in diameter, with four king posts supporting a sleeping platform over a dung fire; the cattle are tethered round the perimeter.
Each wife, and her childre, has a smaller hut within the enclosure with a single kingpost." [CM 11/8/2005]
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 11/8/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
