Dinka with head of hippo

Dinka with head of hippo
133 x 77 mm | Print gelatin silver
MountDimension:
252 x 194 mm album page
Date of Print:
1920 circa
Previous PRM Number:
AL.53.7
Previous Other Number:
18


Accession Number:
1998.88.7
Description:
A postcard depicting a group of Dinka men surrounding the head of a hunted hippo that they have landed near a lagoon.
Photographer:
G. N. Morhig
Date of Photo:
Unknown
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Upper Nile
Group:
Dinka
PRM Source:
?G. R. Carline
Acquired:
Unknown
Other Owners:
?G. R. Carline
Class:
Hunting , Clothing
Keyword:
Animal Hippopotamus
Activity:
Hunting
Primary Documentation:
Notes on postcard - "18 Copyright. G.N. Morhig, The English Pharmacy, Khartoum. Dinka festival around the head of a hippopotamus"
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 9/8/2005 [Southern Sudan Project]
 
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