Portrait of a Shilluk man
133 x 77 mm | Print gelatin silver
MountDimension:
252 x 194 mm album page
Date of Print:
1920 circa
Previous PRM Number:
AL.53.26
Previous Other Number:
304
Accession Number:
1998.88.26
Description:
A postcard portrait of a Shilluk man with sculpted hair, holding spears and a club over his shoulder.
He has three rows of neat cicatrices across his forehead and arm, wrist ornaments of twisted rope or metal.
Photographer:
G. N. Morhig
Date of Photo:
Unknown
Region:
[Southern Sudan] White Nile
Group:
Shilluk
PRM Source:
?G. R. Carline
Acquired:
Unknown
Other Owners:
?G. R. Carline
Class:
Weapon , Ornament , Body Art
Keyword:
Spear , Club , Body Art Head , Ornament Arm
Primary Documentation:
Notes on postcard - "304 Copyright.
G.N.
Morhig, The English Pharmacy, Khartoum.
A Shulluk of the White Nile"
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 9/8/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
