Portrait of a Bari family
133 x 77 mm | Print gelatin silver
MountDimension:
252 x 194 mm album page
Date of Print:
1920 circa
Previous PRM Number:
AL.53.47
Previous Other Number:
399
Accession Number:
1998.88.47
Description:
A full length group postcard portrait of female and juvenile members of a Bari family standing in front of a hut.
Photographer:
Richard Storch
Date of Photo:
Unknown
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Bahr el Jebel [Lado Enclave]
Group:
Bari
PRM Source:
?G. R. Carline
Acquired:
Unknown
Other Owners:
?G. R. Carline
Class:
Shelter , Child Care
Keyword:
Building House
Primary Documentation:
Notes on postcard - "399 Copyright.
G.N.
Morhig, The English Pharmacy, Khartoum.
Bari family, Lado Enclave.
(By R.
Storch)"
Other Information:
Biographical Information - Richard Storch (1877 - 1927) was a Czech professional hunter and leader of hunting expeditions in southern Sudan.
He and his business partner Bedrich Machulka (1875 - 1954) supplied the Naprstkovo Muzeum, Prague with items gathered among the Dinka, Shilluk, Nuer, Bari and others.
After Storch's death Machulka carried on as guide of both hunting and exploratory expeditions.
(Information from website of Naprstkovo Muzeum, Prague) [CM 10/8/2005]
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 9/8/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
