Portrait of two Shilluk women

Portrait of two Shilluk women
133 x 77 mm | Print gelatin silver
MountDimension:
252 x 194 mm album page
Date of Print:
1920 circa
Previous PRM Number:
AL.53.20
Previous Other Number:
264


Accession Number:
1998.88.20
Description:
A postcard portrait of two Shilluk women (both with dotted forehead cicatrices) sitting either side of a basket, one wearing goatskin clothing, the other a textile. To one side a gourd vessel has been mended with stiches.
Photographer:
G. N. Morhig
Date of Photo:
Unknown
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Upper Nile Tonga
Group:
Shilluk
PRM Source:
?G. R. Carline
Acquired:
Unknown
Other Owners:
?G. R. Carline
Class:
Vessel , Body Art , Clothing Skin , Basketry
Keyword:
Vessel Gourd , Body Art Head , Basket
Primary Documentation:
Notes on postcard - "264 Copyright. G.N. Morhig, The English Pharmacy, Khartoum. Shulluk Women, Tonga"
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 9/8/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
 
Funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council
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