Mandari youth with spears
54 x 39 mm | Negative film nitrate
Date of Print:
Unknown
Previous PRM Number:
JB.2.24
Accession Number:
1998.97.42
Description:
A three-quarter length portrait of a youth holding a large hunting spear (possibly abat, large type used for hunting Buffalo etc.) in each hand.
He has whitened his hair, possibly with ash, for decorative purposes.
Photographer:
Jean Carlile Buxton
Date of Photo:
1950 - 1952
Region:
[Southern Sudan] Bahr el Jebel Tali
Group:
Mandari Dari
PRM Source:
Ronald Carlile Buxton via Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Acquired:
Donated 1988
Other Owners:
Jean Buxton Collection
Class:
Weapon , Ornament , Toilet
Keyword:
Spear , Ornament Neck , Hair
Documentation:
See Related Documents File. Buxton field notebooks in Tylor Library.
Recorder:
Christopher Morton 26/11/2004 [Southern Sudan Project]
