Portrait of a Shilluk woman
133 x 77 mm | Print gelatin silver
MountDimension:
252 x 194 mm album page
Date of Print:
1920 circa
Previous PRM Number:
AL.53.24
Previous Other Number:
276
Accession Number:
1998.88.24
Description:
A postcard upper body portrait of a young Shilluk woman wearing goatskin clothing and arm, neck, ear ornaments, as well as cicatrice decoration on her forehead, chest.
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:
Ornament , Body Art
Keyword:
Ornament Arm , Ornament Neck , Ornament Ear , Body Art Skin
Primary Documentation:
Notes on postcard - "276 Copyright.
G.N.
Morhig, The English Pharmacy, Khartoum.
Shulluk Girl, Tonga"
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 9/8/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
